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G2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,682 road traffic collisions in the G2 postcode district, Glasgow City, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,714 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 822 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 27 collisions, down 10% on 2024 (30).

Collisions since 1979
4,682
653rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,714
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
34 people killed
Serious collisions
822
858 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
27
Down 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
32
Down 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for G2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal340.7%
  • Serious82218%
  • Slight3,82682%

What the data shows

  • G2 had 385 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 56% fewer than the 879 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in G2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 326 children under 16 were killed or injured in G2, 5.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in G2.

Where G2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
653rd
Most casualties
782nd
Most fatal collisions
1,719th
Most serious collisions
689th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday564 (12%)
  • Tuesday595 (13%)
  • Wednesday644 (14%)
  • Thursday719 (15%)
  • Friday859 (18%)
  • Saturday834 (18%)
  • Sunday467 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,052 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,555 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit28 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • One way street or slip road2,246 (48%)
  • Single carriageway1,756 (38%)
  • Dual carriageway609 (13%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded66 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph146 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph4,384 (94%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph135 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,466 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds829 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds136 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds88 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other68 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded60 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian2,340 (41%)
  • Car occupant1,608 (28%)
  • Bus or coach occupant818 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant400 (7%)
  • Cyclist210 (3.7%)
  • Motorcyclist197 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant68 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

G2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in G2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in G2 peaked at 190 in 1987; 2025 had 27.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 27
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252732
20243036
20233140
20222941
20211317
20201922
20193949
20184853
20177075
201679109
20156175
20146071
20137996
20128693
20117895
201092112
200993117
2008108132
2007110129
2006112137
2005141185
2004131161
2003133147
2002133164
2001105126
2000136159
1999114139
1998141176
1997110148
1996100129
199598132
1994132158
199397124
1992114148
1991163204
1990154179
1989157176
1988134153
1987190234
1986169204
1985137176
1984127145
1983109132
1982110142
1981138164
1980117138
19792840

Map of recent crashes in G2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in G2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in G2

The 24 most recent collisions in G2 happened between 21 February and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in G2

The M8 has the most collisions in G2, 141 of 4,682 (3%), followed by the A814 (105).

Collisions in G2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM8141220220
2ndA814105119226
3rdA804395305

Council area for G2

G2 is in Glasgow City, where police recorded 95,217 collisions from 1979 to 2025. G2 accounts for 4.9% of them.

Town in G2

Of the 4,682 collisions in G2, 4,668 (99.7%) were in Glasgow.