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A802 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 175 collisions on the A802 from 1979 to 2017, with 220 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 42 serious, and 2 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the A802 was on 20 October 2017.

Collisions since 1979
175
3,410th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
220
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
42
43 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
20 Oct 2017
Busiest year
1992
22 collisions

Crash severity on the A802

On the A802, 1.1% of collisions were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2017

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious4224%
  • Slight13175%

Where the A802 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,410th
Most casualties
3,505th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
3,204th

A802 accidents by year

Collisions on the A802 peaked at 22 in 1992, and none have been recorded since 2017.

Collisions and casualties on the A802, 1979 to 2017

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201722
201600
201511
201400
201300
201211
201100
201000
200911
200800
200733
200600
200500
200433
200334
200211
200122
200049
199923
199835
199744
199633
199535
199422
199334
19922229
19912121
19902227
19891619
19881215
19871318
19861623
198522
198411
198300
198211
198111
198024
197956

When crashes happen on the A802

Friday has the most collisions on the A802 (37), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (39).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (15%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday23 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (18%)
  • Friday37 (21%)
  • Saturday22 (13%)
  • Sunday12 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (1.7%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (1.7%)
  • 6am to 9am13 (7.4%)
  • 9am to noon32 (18%)
  • Noon to 3pm39 (22%)
  • 3pm to 6pm36 (21%)
  • 6pm to 9pm27 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight22 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.1%)
  • February9 (5.1%)
  • March14 (8%)
  • April18 (10%)
  • May15 (8.6%)
  • June10 (5.7%)
  • July13 (7.4%)
  • August13 (7.4%)
  • September16 (9.1%)
  • October24 (14%)
  • November24 (14%)
  • December10 (5.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight129 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A802 crashes

On the A802, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 61% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (97%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (61%)
  • Wet or damp64 (37%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway134 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A802 crashes

Pedestrians make up 37% of the people killed or injured on the A802, followed by car occupants (30%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian81 (37%)
  • Car occupant66 (30%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist16 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car160 (61%)
  • Bus or coach39 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle9 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.7%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2026 (12%)
  • 21 to 2519 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3540 (18%)
  • 36 to 4528 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (11%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.5%)
  • Over 7512 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian81 (37%)
  • Passenger73 (33%)
  • Driver or rider66 (30%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A802

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A802

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A802 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A802 were recorded in 4 council areas. Glasgow City has the most, with 152, followed by South Lanarkshire (12) and North Lanarkshire (7).

Collisions on the A802 in each area, 1979 to 2017
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stGlasgow City152194237
2ndSouth Lanarkshire121302
3rdNorth Lanarkshire7902
4thFalkirk3301

A802 crashes by town

Collisions on the A802 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Glasgow (142) and Cambuslang (9).

Latest recorded crashes on the A802

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A802, from 10 March 1998 to 20 October 2017.

Severity