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Glasgow City road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,310 road traffic collisions in Glasgow City in 2012, and 1,636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2011 (1,280), and casualties rose from 1,577.

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

Collisions in 2012
1,310
Up 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,636
Up 4% on 2011
Fatal collisions
7
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Glasgow City in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Glasgow City in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 22% in Glasgow City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious18714%
  • Slight1,11685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.4%
  • Serious18912%
  • Slight1,44088%

Glasgow City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Glasgow City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,705 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 1,310, up 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 1,310
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday189 (14%)
  • Tuesday202 (15%)
  • Wednesday192 (15%)
  • Thursday204 (16%)
  • Friday216 (16%)
  • Saturday176 (13%)
  • Sunday131 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59149 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59162 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59244 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59339 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59218 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59121 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January133 (10%)
  • February98 (7.5%)
  • March91 (6.9%)
  • April95 (7.3%)
  • May99 (7.6%)
  • June95 (7.3%)
  • July96 (7.3%)
  • August111 (8.5%)
  • September116 (8.9%)
  • October140 (11%)
  • November134 (10%)
  • December102 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight904 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit377 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds946 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds275 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry721 (55%)
  • Wet or damp550 (42%)
  • Frost or ice35 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,114 (85%)
  • 40 mph43 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph86 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph25 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph37 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway735 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway377 (29%)
  • One way street or slip road135 (10%)
  • Roundabout45 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Glasgow City in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant879 (54%)
  • Pedestrian410 (25%)
  • Cyclist145 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant48 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (1%)
  • Van occupant16 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1056 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1570 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20155 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 25220 (13%)
  • 26 to 35346 (21%)
  • 36 to 45271 (17%)
  • 46 to 55236 (14%)
  • 56 to 65122 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7578 (4.8%)
  • Over 7552 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider829 (51%)
  • Pedestrian410 (25%)
  • Passenger397 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,721 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle154 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car111 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach85 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle71 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle36 (1.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Glasgow City in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Glasgow City had the 6th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Glasgow City in 2012

Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow City, G2 6RF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Glasgow City in 2012, with 111 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Glasgow City with the most crashes in 2012

The M8 had the most collisions in Glasgow City in 2012: 91, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Glasgow City, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM891134010
2ndA882110015
3rdA814465605
4thA77354107
5thA82333703
6thA761283411
7thA81222903
8thA892232010
9thA739202903
10thA74192202
11thB762192102
12thB808151701
13thB766141501
14thA804131402
15thA728121603
16thA80121602
17thA749101501
18thB765101310
19thB768101001
20thB76391001

Towns in Glasgow City: crashes in 2012

Glasgow had the most collisions of any town in Glasgow City in 2012: 1,168.

Postcode districts in Glasgow City: crashes in 2012

G2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Glasgow City in 2012: 86.

Latest crashes in Glasgow City in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Glasgow City in 2012, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Glasgow City road accidents in other years