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G5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,949 road traffic collisions in the G5 postcode district, Glasgow City, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,249 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 62 were fatal and 754 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 30 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
3,949
907th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,249
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
62
69 people killed
Serious collisions
754
818 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
30
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
39
Down 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for G5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal621.6%
  • Serious75419%
  • Slight3,13379%

What the data shows

  • G5 had 369 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 664 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in G5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 527 children under 16 were killed or injured in G5, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in G5.

Where G5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
907th
Most casualties
915th
Most fatal collisions
879th
Most serious collisions
832nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday555 (14%)
  • Tuesday577 (15%)
  • Wednesday612 (15%)
  • Thursday562 (14%)
  • Friday670 (17%)
  • Saturday551 (14%)
  • Sunday422 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,641 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,221 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown39 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,160 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway1,108 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road636 (16%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph10 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph3,543 (90%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph352 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph10 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph25 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,819 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds760 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds150 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds98 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other52 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,760 (53%)
  • Pedestrian1,101 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant469 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist226 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant222 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist206 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant123 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)66 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant49 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

G5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in G5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in G5 peaked at 151 in 1989; 2025 had 30.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 30
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253039
20242950
20232347
20222432
20213239
20204049
20194763
20183743
20174553
20166269
20155576
20145569
20134863
20125876
20116988
20105263
20097294
20086682
200781100
2006108131
200591109
2004128159
200396133
2002120162
2001113169
2000101123
1999109136
1998102136
1997110139
199683106
199597134
199493157
199395121
1992107161
1991138173
1990143203
1989151211
1988114169
1987117165
1986119150
1985129176
198498137
1983112135
1982112150
1981135169
198096125
1979715

Map of recent crashes in G5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in G5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in G5

The 24 most recent collisions in G5 happened between 1 March and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in G5

The A77 has the most collisions in G5, 724 of 3,949 (18%), followed by the A8 (716).

Collisions in G5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA777249535142
2ndA871696710144
3rdA73046761316111
4thM8356487948
5thA74223295454
6thA728119153118
7thB763103149124
8thM74476308
9thA737233917
10thA814121314
11thA7616700
12thA7494401
13thA733301

Council areas covering G5

Collisions in G5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Glasgow City has 3,896 of 3,949 (99%).

Collisions in G5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stGlasgow City3,8965,17362747
2ndSouth Lanarkshire537607

Town in G5

Of the 3,949 collisions in G5, 3,753 (95%) were in Glasgow.