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G4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,734 road traffic collisions in the G4 postcode district, Glasgow City, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,912 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 696 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, down 27% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
3,734
978th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,912
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
48 people killed
Serious collisions
696
753 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
Down 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
20
Down 26% on 2024

Road collision statistics for G4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal461.2%
  • Serious69619%
  • Slight2,99280%

What the data shows

  • G4 had 310 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 645 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in G4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 417 children under 16 were killed or injured in G4, 8.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in G4.

Where G4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
978th
Most casualties
1,022nd
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
956th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday533 (14%)
  • Tuesday475 (13%)
  • Wednesday585 (16%)
  • Thursday581 (16%)
  • Friday604 (16%)
  • Saturday560 (15%)
  • Sunday396 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,558 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,099 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit34 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,207 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway1,326 (36%)
  • One way street or slip road141 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded50 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph22 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph3,070 (82%)
  • 40 mph13 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph571 (15%)
  • 60 mph17 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph39 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,617 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds785 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds146 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds62 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other60 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,674 (54%)
  • Pedestrian1,035 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant335 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist230 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant230 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist209 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant101 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)46 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

G4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in G4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in G4 peaked at 122 in 1984; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251620
20242227
20232025
20221316
20212428
20202131
20193746
20184960
20175869
20165061
20155874
20146681
20135269
20124865
20116380
20107286
20095368
20087394
200781111
200679101
200575101
200498128
200386101
200296131
2001112154
2000102151
199997125
199895135
1997106141
199685107
1995115171
1994100139
1993108168
1992108144
1991115147
199095121
1989107137
198899120
1987114146
1986101144
1985113129
1984122168
198398121
1982112154
1981121161
1980121156
197978100

Map of recent crashes in G4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in G4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in G4

The 24 most recent collisions in G4 happened between 6 September 2024 and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in G4

The M8 has the most collisions in G4, 660 of 3,734 (18%), followed by the A81 (311).

Collisions in G4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM8660896964
2ndA81311459466
3rdA8295403565
4thA804294435245
5thA82281337558
6thA80390117015
7thA87971105115
8thA896265021
9thA8026602
10thB76361402
11thA775501
12thA8145600
13thB7685601
14thA7284501
15thA7304400
16thB7663301

Council area for G4

G4 is in Glasgow City, where police recorded 95,217 collisions from 1979 to 2025. G4 accounts for 3.9% of them.

Town in G4

All 3,734 collisions in G4 were in Glasgow.