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G20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,425 road traffic collisions in the G20 postcode district, Glasgow City, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,997 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 841 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, up from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,425
1,118th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,997
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
49
49 people killed
Serious collisions
841
883 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
25
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for G20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal491.4%
  • Serious84125%
  • Slight2,53574%

What the data shows

  • G20 had 272 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 483 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in G20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 838 children under 16 were killed or injured in G20, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in G20.

Where G20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,118th
Most casualties
1,316th
Most fatal collisions
1,220th
Most serious collisions
652nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday430 (13%)
  • Tuesday500 (15%)
  • Wednesday485 (14%)
  • Thursday541 (16%)
  • Friday595 (17%)
  • Saturday514 (15%)
  • Sunday360 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,274 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,079 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit31 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,671 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway674 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout30 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph3,355 (98%)
  • 40 mph11 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph49 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,398 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds706 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds158 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds60 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.1%)
  • Other47 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian1,722 (43%)
  • Car occupant1,313 (33%)
  • Cyclist326 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant240 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant109 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant50 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

G20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in G20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in G20 peaked at 146 in 1986; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252225
20241616
20232831
20222026
20211616
20202730
20193745
20182934
20173339
20164452
20155264
20144452
20133034
20124357
20113439
20104547
20094351
20087184
20075669
20066576
20055766
20047488
20036885
20028599
20017596
200089102
199989102
199897114
1997103120
19967083
199599121
199496110
1993108132
1992122136
1991116132
199099115
1989127141
1988112136
1987115131
1986146165
1985144166
1984146172
1983103120
1982110122
1981111124
198094117
19791515

Map of recent crashes in G20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in G20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in G20

The 24 most recent collisions in G20 happened between 19 October 2024 and 7 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in G20

The A81 has the most collisions in G20, 1,740 of 3,425 (51%), followed by the B808 (221).

Collisions in G20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA811,7402,06628433
2ndB808221253252
3rdA828095322
4thA8792122110
5thA804131305
6thA891202
7thA805500
8thA835802

Council area for G20

G20 is in Glasgow City, where police recorded 95,217 collisions from 1979 to 2025. G20 accounts for 3.6% of them.

Town in G20

Of the 3,425 collisions in G20, 3,306 (97%) were in Glasgow.