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Glasgow City road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,280 road traffic collisions in Glasgow City in 2011, and 1,577 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2010 (1,337), and casualties fell from 1,692.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 95,217 collisions in Glasgow City.

Collisions in 2011
1,280
Down 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,577
Down 7% on 2010
Fatal collisions
13
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Glasgow City in 2011

1% of collisions in Glasgow City in 2011 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 22% in Glasgow City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious16813%
  • Slight1,09986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious17611%
  • Slight1,38888%

Glasgow City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Glasgow City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,705 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 1,280, down 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 1,280
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025600738
2024622805
2023567728
2022606770
2021552697
2020568716
20198451,067
20189071,138
20171,0751,330
20161,2761,569
20151,1981,524
20141,2381,565
20131,0811,330
20121,3101,636
20111,2801,577
20101,3371,692
20091,5091,879
20081,6512,012
20071,7822,174
20061,8712,323
20051,9472,525
20042,0812,603
20032,0702,589
20022,1302,669
20012,1272,731
20002,1672,724
19992,2262,810
19982,4523,145
19972,4303,109
19962,3002,833
19952,5553,156
19942,5723,311
19932,4143,032
19922,7713,537
19913,0623,765
19903,0673,865
19893,1573,932
19882,9933,665
19873,1373,814
19863,1663,802
19853,2753,930
19843,1623,899
19832,9533,554
19822,9793,764
19813,1463,926
19803,2984,086
19793,7054,672

When and where crashes happen in Glasgow City in 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday175 (14%)
  • Tuesday187 (15%)
  • Wednesday173 (14%)
  • Thursday206 (16%)
  • Friday208 (16%)
  • Saturday194 (15%)
  • Sunday137 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5931 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59173 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59225 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59365 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59208 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (7.4%)
  • February92 (7.2%)
  • March96 (7.5%)
  • April84 (6.6%)
  • May110 (8.6%)
  • June94 (7.3%)
  • July90 (7%)
  • August95 (7.4%)
  • September130 (10%)
  • October119 (9.3%)
  • November151 (12%)
  • December124 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight881 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit374 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds888 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds234 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds78 (6.1%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other24 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded24 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry712 (56%)
  • Wet or damp529 (41%)
  • Frost or ice29 (2.3%)
  • Snow8 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph1,092 (85%)
  • 40 mph33 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph91 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph19 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph34 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway693 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway407 (32%)
  • One way street or slip road117 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout48 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Glasgow City in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant820 (52%)
  • Pedestrian369 (23%)
  • Cyclist119 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant88 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant79 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1054 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15103 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20143 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 25190 (12%)
  • 26 to 35317 (20%)
  • 36 to 45307 (19%)
  • 46 to 55201 (13%)
  • 56 to 65115 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7571 (4.5%)
  • Over 7549 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider761 (48%)
  • Passenger447 (28%)
  • Pedestrian369 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,665 (73%)
  • Taxi or private hire car146 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle128 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach118 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle56 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle50 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (1.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Glasgow City in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Glasgow City

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Glasgow City ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Glasgow City had the 8th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Glasgow City in 2011

Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow City, G2 6RF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Glasgow City in 2011, with 118 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Glasgow City with the most crashes in 2011

The M8 had the most collisions in Glasgow City in 2011: 97, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Glasgow City, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM89713014
2ndA884118310
3rdA82495723
4thA8144159011
5thA77353807
6thA761272911
7thB808232704
8thA739212505
9thA74212605
10thB762212702
11thA89192304
12thA81171901
13thA728141603
14thB768111200
15thA803101202
16thA879101203
17thA80491102
18thB76591100
19thA7368900
20thA808900

Towns in Glasgow City: crashes in 2011

Glasgow had the most collisions of any town in Glasgow City in 2011: 1,135.

Postcode districts in Glasgow City: crashes in 2011

G2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Glasgow City in 2011: 78.

Latest crashes in Glasgow City in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Glasgow City in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Glasgow City road accidents in other years