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G23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 571 road traffic collisions in the G23 postcode district, Glasgow City, from 1979 to 2025, and 742 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 137 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
571
2,380th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
742
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
11 people killed
Serious collisions
137
155 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for G23

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious13724%
  • Slight42474%

What the data shows

  • G23 had 42 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 78 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in G23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 185 children under 16 were killed or injured in G23, 25% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in G23.

Where G23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,380th
Most casualties
2,408th
Most fatal collisions
2,425th
Most serious collisions
2,379th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (12%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday86 (15%)
  • Thursday101 (18%)
  • Friday90 (16%)
  • Saturday82 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight425 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway528 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph356 (62%)
  • 40 mph20 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph178 (31%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds430 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant404 (54%)
  • Pedestrian202 (27%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (4.6%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

G23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in G23, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in G23 peaked at 25 in 1999; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202424
202367
202246
202122
202057
201944
201868
201733
20161015
201578
2014610
201379
2012611
201189
201079
200999
200857
20071623
200679
20052338
20041517
20031720
20021520
20011618
20001317
19992531
19982029
19971014
19962124
19952435
19941418
19931922
19921823
19912225
19902432
19891722
19881921
19871829
19862024
19851316
1984910
19831515
19821523
19811415
19801212
1979312

Map of recent crashes in G23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in G23

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in G23

The 24 most recent collisions in G23 happened between 25 October 2018 and 12 June 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in G23

The A879 has the most collisions in G23, 155 of 571 (27%), followed by the A81 (7).

Collisions in G23 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA879155225529
2ndA817704
3rdB804961501
4thA8075901

Council areas covering G23

Collisions in G23 were recorded in 2 council areas. Glasgow City has 562 of 571 (98%).

Collisions in G23 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stGlasgow City56273210137
2ndEast Dunbartonshire91000

Town in G23

Of the 571 collisions in G23, 320 (56%) were in Glasgow.