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Glasgow City road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,276 road traffic collisions in Glasgow City in 2016, and 1,569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 153 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2015 (1,198), and casualties rose from 1,524.

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

Collisions in 2016
1,276
Up 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,569
Up 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
7
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
153
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Glasgow City in 2016

0.5% of collisions in Glasgow City in 2016 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 22% in Glasgow City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious15312%
  • Slight1,11687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious15910%
  • Slight1,40289%

Glasgow City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Glasgow City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,705 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 1,276, up 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 1,276
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (13%)
  • Tuesday219 (17%)
  • Wednesday188 (15%)
  • Thursday190 (15%)
  • Friday208 (16%)
  • Saturday173 (14%)
  • Sunday133 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59168 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59218 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59360 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59230 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (8.3%)
  • February122 (9.6%)
  • March120 (9.4%)
  • April99 (7.8%)
  • May127 (10%)
  • June102 (8%)
  • July91 (7.1%)
  • August84 (6.6%)
  • September90 (7.1%)
  • October101 (7.9%)
  • November123 (9.6%)
  • December111 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight887 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit356 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds962 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds222 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded38 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry825 (65%)
  • Wet or damp433 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph45 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph1,061 (83%)
  • 40 mph30 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph85 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph39 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway746 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway348 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road116 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout55 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Glasgow City in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant864 (55%)
  • Pedestrian358 (23%)
  • Cyclist132 (8.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant60 (3.8%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1055 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1571 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20123 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 25208 (13%)
  • 26 to 35355 (23%)
  • 36 to 45244 (16%)
  • 46 to 55248 (16%)
  • 56 to 65128 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7558 (3.7%)
  • Over 7548 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider852 (54%)
  • Passenger359 (23%)
  • Pedestrian358 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,817 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle138 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car116 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach82 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle62 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Glasgow City in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Glasgow City ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Glasgow City had the 5th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Glasgow City in 2016

Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow City, G2 6RF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Glasgow City in 2016, with 115 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Glasgow City with the most crashes in 2016

The M8 had the most collisions in Glasgow City in 2016: 85, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Glasgow City, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM88511514
2ndA8587305
3rdA814425409
4thA77354303
5thA82303713
6thA761283202
7thA89252704
8thA739202900
9thA81192003
10thB762192601
11thA74182603
12thB808172104
13thA728162201
14thM74141902
15thA879132020
16thB763131503
17thB765131503
18thA726121700
19thA803121401
20thB768121501

Towns in Glasgow City: crashes in 2016

Glasgow had the most collisions of any town in Glasgow City in 2016: 1,134.

Postcode districts in Glasgow City: crashes in 2016

G2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Glasgow City in 2016: 79.

Latest crashes in Glasgow City in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Glasgow City in 2016, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Glasgow City road accidents in other years