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G3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,479 road traffic collisions in the G3 postcode district, Glasgow City, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,719 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 804 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 37 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
4,479
714th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,719
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
47
52 people killed
Serious collisions
804
861 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
37
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
48
Up 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for G3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal471%
  • Serious80418%
  • Slight3,62881%

What the data shows

  • G3 had 472 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 818 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in G3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 570 children under 16 were killed or injured in G3, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in G3.

Where G3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
714th
Most casualties
780th
Most fatal collisions
1,276th
Most serious collisions
725th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday613 (14%)
  • Tuesday616 (14%)
  • Wednesday685 (15%)
  • Thursday691 (15%)
  • Friday749 (17%)
  • Saturday642 (14%)
  • Sunday483 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,933 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,455 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown46 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit34 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,931 (43%)
  • Dual carriageway1,810 (40%)
  • One way street or slip road574 (13%)
  • Roundabout114 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded50 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph3,240 (72%)
  • 40 mph18 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph1,124 (25%)
  • 60 mph17 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph47 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,144 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds933 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds196 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds76 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other64 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,088 (54%)
  • Pedestrian1,238 (22%)
  • Cyclist323 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist296 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant280 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant239 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant136 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)49 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant36 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant34 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

G3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in G3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in G3 peaked at 185 in 1989; 2025 had 37.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 37
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253748
20243844
20234349
20223949
20213554
20203142
20196078
20184960
20176878
20167289
20156588
201485111
20135372
20127794
20116272
201087132
200987111
200899121
200796117
2006107145
2005107129
200498124
2003119153
2002109137
2001114150
2000112143
1999118143
1998126165
1997133161
1996111138
1995112134
1994117151
1993116171
1992129165
1991134167
1990147198
1989185269
1988117144
1987126166
1986125160
1985133165
1984129165
1983109130
1982119144
1981118142
19807396
19795355

Map of recent crashes in G3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in G3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in G3

The 24 most recent collisions in G3 happened between 28 April and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in G3

The M8 has the most collisions in G3, 865 of 4,479 (19%), followed by the A814 (722).

Collisions in G3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM88651,2081195
2ndA8147229899136
3rdA804254323356
4thA82445608
5thA77141504
6thA81111304
7thA8101321
8thB7685700
9thA7283300
10thB7663300

Council area for G3

G3 is in Glasgow City, where police recorded 95,217 collisions from 1979 to 2025. G3 accounts for 4.7% of them.

Town in G3

Of the 4,479 collisions in G3, 3,969 (89%) were in Glasgow.