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G42 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,395 road traffic collisions in the G42 postcode district, Glasgow City, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 52 were fatal and 983 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 32 collisions, down 14% on 2024 (37).

Collisions since 1979
4,395
738th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,297
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
52
54 people killed
Serious collisions
983
1,049 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
32
Down 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
39
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for G42

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal521.2%
  • Serious98322%
  • Slight3,36076%

What the data shows

  • G42 had 325 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 657 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in G42 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 976 children under 16 were killed or injured in G42, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in G42.

Where G42 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
738th
Most casualties
900th
Most fatal collisions
1,136th
Most serious collisions
413th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday593 (13%)
  • Tuesday624 (14%)
  • Wednesday675 (15%)
  • Thursday714 (16%)
  • Friday766 (17%)
  • Saturday611 (14%)
  • Sunday412 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,000 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,326 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown40 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,516 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway647 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road156 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout46 (1%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph4,373 (99%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,160 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds824 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds188 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds103 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.1%)
  • Other63 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,050 (39%)
  • Pedestrian1,972 (37%)
  • Cyclist367 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant363 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist225 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant204 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant69 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

G42 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in G42, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in G42 peaked at 192 in 1989; 2025 had 32.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 32
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253239
20243742
20231726
20222426
20211725
20202325
20194351
20184247
20173944
20165164
20156884
20146275
20135161
20126476
20115367
20106989
20096171
20086677
20077586
200688104
200586106
20048295
2003111129
200287100
2001100127
20008598
199983110
1998125149
1997113144
1996127152
1995131157
1994164206
1993129165
1992121146
1991150176
1990186228
1989192225
1988141167
1987153186
1986161184
1985164184
1984148186
1983164192
1982153187
1981153193
198089104
19791522

Map of recent crashes in G42

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in G42

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in G42

The 24 most recent collisions in G42 happened between 1 April and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in G42

The A728 has the most collisions in G42, 608 of 4,395 (14%), followed by the B768 (389).

Collisions in G42 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA72860876819161
2ndB768389466599
3rdB763214261340
4thB766211244249
5thA77195231148
6thA73081103121
7thB7652125010
8thA86601
9thB7736710
10thB7625603
11thM745601
12thA7274803

Council area for G42

G42 is in Glasgow City, where police recorded 95,217 collisions from 1979 to 2025. G42 accounts for 4.6% of them.

Town in G42

Of the 4,395 collisions in G42, 4,301 (98%) were in Glasgow.