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Glasgow City road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 600 road traffic collisions in Glasgow City in 2025, and 738 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 229 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2024 (622), and casualties fell from 805.

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

Collisions in 2025
600
Down 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
738
Down 8% on 2024
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
229
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Glasgow City in 2025

1.3% of collisions in Glasgow City in 2025 were fatal and 38% serious, against 1.5% and 22% in Glasgow City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious22938%
  • Slight36361%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious24033%
  • Slight49066%

Glasgow City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Glasgow City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,705 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 600, down 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 600
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (13%)
  • Wednesday101 (17%)
  • Thursday104 (17%)
  • Friday99 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (11%)
  • Sunday68 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (12%)
  • February41 (6.8%)
  • March51 (8.5%)
  • April57 (9.5%)
  • May60 (10%)
  • June45 (7.5%)
  • July40 (6.7%)
  • August46 (7.7%)
  • September44 (7.3%)
  • October36 (6%)
  • November58 (9.7%)
  • December52 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight402 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds456 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry397 (66%)
  • Wet or damp188 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph59 (9.8%)
  • 30 mph471 (79%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph31 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout12 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Glasgow City in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant370 (50%)
  • Pedestrian163 (22%)
  • Cyclist90 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2057 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2588 (12%)
  • 26 to 35159 (22%)
  • 36 to 45112 (15%)
  • 46 to 5595 (13%)
  • 56 to 6586 (12%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.6%)
  • Over 7527 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider445 (60%)
  • Pedestrian163 (22%)
  • Passenger130 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car772 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle60 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car52 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Glasgow City in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Glasgow City ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Glasgow City had the 38th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Glasgow City in 2025

Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow City, G2 6RF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Glasgow City in 2025, with 37 collisions, 16 of them serious.

Roads in Glasgow City with the most crashes in 2025

The M8 had the most collisions in Glasgow City in 2025: 33, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Glasgow City, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM83345012
2ndA82631011
3rdA814172008
4thB765152608
5thA739141916
6thA77141713
7thA89111206
8thA8191001
9thB76291112
10thB80891301
11thA72881102
12thA748905
13thM7781003
14thB76871003
15thM7471003
16thA7266704
17thA7366804
18thA7616601
19thA80461003
20thA8035702

Towns in Glasgow City: crashes in 2025

Glasgow had 532 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Glasgow City: crashes in 2025

G51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Glasgow City in 2025: 41.

Latest crashes in Glasgow City in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Glasgow City in 2025, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Glasgow City road accidents in other years