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Glasgow City road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,081 road traffic collisions in Glasgow City in 2013, and 1,330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2012 (1,310), and casualties fell from 1,636.

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

Collisions in 2013
1,081
Down 17% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
1,330
Down 19% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Glasgow City in 2013

0.4% of collisions in Glasgow City in 2013 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 22% in Glasgow City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious14313%
  • Slight93486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious14911%
  • Slight1,17788%

Glasgow City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Glasgow City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,705 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 1,081, down 17% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 1,081
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (13%)
  • Tuesday176 (16%)
  • Wednesday150 (14%)
  • Thursday200 (19%)
  • Friday185 (17%)
  • Saturday141 (13%)
  • Sunday90 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59306 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (9.2%)
  • February80 (7.4%)
  • March71 (6.6%)
  • April98 (9.1%)
  • May87 (8%)
  • June82 (7.6%)
  • July89 (8.2%)
  • August96 (8.9%)
  • September87 (8%)
  • October100 (9.3%)
  • November103 (9.5%)
  • December89 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight744 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit313 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds786 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds207 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry658 (61%)
  • Wet or damp406 (38%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph945 (87%)
  • 40 mph43 (4%)
  • 50 mph53 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph22 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway617 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway296 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road111 (10%)
  • Roundabout41 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Glasgow City in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant689 (52%)
  • Pedestrian347 (26%)
  • Cyclist129 (9.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant49 (3.7%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1043 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1557 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20121 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 25152 (11%)
  • 26 to 35293 (22%)
  • 36 to 45238 (18%)
  • 46 to 55192 (14%)
  • 56 to 65109 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.7%)
  • Over 7544 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider671 (50%)
  • Pedestrian347 (26%)
  • Passenger312 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,406 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car106 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach78 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle49 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Glasgow City in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Glasgow City had the 12th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Glasgow City in 2013

Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow City, G2 6RF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Glasgow City in 2013, with 105 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Glasgow City with the most crashes in 2013

The A8 had the most collisions in Glasgow City in 2013: 52, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Glasgow City, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8526316
2ndM8487103
3rdA814465817
4thA82414408
5thA77313502
6thA739212603
7thA81182002
8thA74161901
9thA761131401
10thA728121602
11thA89121301
12thB763121303
13thB808111203
14thA72691303
15thA80391402
16thA87991300
17thB76291100
18thB76591202
19thA7368902
20thB7668902

Towns in Glasgow City: crashes in 2013

Glasgow had the most collisions of any town in Glasgow City in 2013: 944.

Postcode districts in Glasgow City: crashes in 2013

G2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Glasgow City in 2013: 79.

Latest crashes in Glasgow City in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Glasgow City in 2013, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Glasgow City road accidents in other years