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Glasgow City road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,198 road traffic collisions in Glasgow City in 2015, and 1,524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2014 (1,238), and casualties fell from 1,565.

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

Collisions in 2015
1,198
Down 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,524
Down 3% on 2014
Fatal collisions
14
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Glasgow City in 2015

1.2% of collisions in Glasgow City in 2015 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 22% in Glasgow City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious15113%
  • Slight1,03386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.9%
  • Serious16010%
  • Slight1,35089%

Glasgow City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Glasgow City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,705 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 1,198, down 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 1,198
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday169 (14%)
  • Tuesday167 (14%)
  • Wednesday164 (14%)
  • Thursday188 (16%)
  • Friday197 (16%)
  • Saturday174 (15%)
  • Sunday139 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59221 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59328 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59205 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (8.4%)
  • February89 (7.4%)
  • March93 (7.8%)
  • April87 (7.3%)
  • May102 (8.5%)
  • June80 (6.7%)
  • July96 (8%)
  • August109 (9.1%)
  • September95 (7.9%)
  • October110 (9.2%)
  • November120 (10%)
  • December116 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight828 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit348 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds819 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds237 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds65 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry682 (57%)
  • Wet or damp485 (40%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.5%)
  • Snow12 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,020 (85%)
  • 40 mph40 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph78 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph24 (2%)
  • 70 mph32 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway687 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway366 (31%)
  • One way street or slip road87 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout42 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Glasgow City in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant843 (55%)
  • Pedestrian351 (23%)
  • Cyclist139 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant55 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1049 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1576 (5%)
  • 16 to 20107 (7%)
  • 21 to 25212 (14%)
  • 26 to 35289 (19%)
  • 36 to 45268 (18%)
  • 46 to 55240 (16%)
  • 56 to 65129 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7570 (4.6%)
  • Over 7558 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider824 (54%)
  • Pedestrian351 (23%)
  • Passenger349 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,633 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle144 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car101 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle65 (3%)
  • Bus or coach63 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Glasgow City in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Glasgow City had the 8th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Glasgow City in 2015

Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow City, G2 6RF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Glasgow City in 2015, with 95 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Glasgow City with the most crashes in 2015

The M8 had the most collisions in Glasgow City in 2015: 76, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Glasgow City, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM87610902
2ndA86479116
3rdA8144654110
4thA77354403
5thA81253204
6thA82253106
7thA761212702
8thB762202602
9thA739182602
10thA89182514
11thB768172500
12thA728162203
13thA74162303
14thB808152203
15thA879141804
16thA803132012
17thB766121901
18thM77111300
19thB765101411
20thM74101500

Towns in Glasgow City: crashes in 2015

Glasgow had 1,057 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Glasgow City: crashes in 2015

G51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Glasgow City in 2015: 69.

Latest crashes in Glasgow City in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Glasgow City in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Glasgow City road accidents in other years