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A804 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 680 collisions on the A804 from 1979 to 2025, with 925 casualties. Of those crashes, 7 were fatal and 130 serious, and 8 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions on the A804, level with 2024, with 10 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
680
1,536th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
925
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
8 people killed
Serious collisions
130
138 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
Up 11% on 2024

Crash severity on the A804

On the A804, 1% of collisions were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious13019%
  • Slight54380%

Where the A804 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,536th
Most casualties
1,524th
Most fatal collisions
2,103rd
Most serious collisions
1,551st

A804 accidents by year

Collisions on the A804 peaked at 27 in 2000 and were down to 6 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A804, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025610
202469
20231113
202289
20211524
2020812
201956
20181214
20171517
2016611
2015812
20141116
2013610
20121314
2011911
20101315
20091015
20081518
20071415
20062333
20051419
20041925
20031623
20022036
20012030
20002733
19991929
19982026
199756
1996911
19952651
19942540
19932327
19921520
199199
19901012
19891631
19881720
19872023
19861319
19851217
1984911
1983911
19821921
19812734
19802429
19792328

When crashes happen on the A804

Thursday has the most collisions on the A804 (115), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (177).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday100 (15%)
  • Wednesday95 (14%)
  • Thursday115 (17%)
  • Friday109 (16%)
  • Saturday94 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am50 (7.4%)
  • 3am to 6am11 (1.6%)
  • 6am to 9am49 (7.2%)
  • 9am to noon100 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm107 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm177 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm106 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight80 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (8.5%)
  • February52 (7.6%)
  • March57 (8.4%)
  • April52 (7.6%)
  • May60 (8.8%)
  • June63 (9.3%)
  • July40 (5.9%)
  • August44 (6.5%)
  • September60 (8.8%)
  • October61 (9%)
  • November70 (10%)
  • December63 (9.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight436 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit229 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A804 crashes

On the A804, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 56% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph661 (97%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds470 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.6%)
  • Other23 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry383 (56%)
  • Wet or damp285 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway330 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway212 (31%)
  • One way street or slip road128 (19%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A804 crashes

Car occupants make up 57% of the people killed or injured on the A804, followed by pedestrians (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant527 (57%)
  • Pedestrian179 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant43 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist42 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.5%)
  • Other29 (3.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car917 (75%)
  • Taxi or private hire car72 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle50 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.9%)
  • Other22 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20122 (13%)
  • 21 to 25147 (16%)
  • 26 to 35213 (23%)
  • 36 to 45139 (15%)
  • 46 to 55118 (13%)
  • 56 to 6578 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.4%)
  • Over 7511 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider434 (47%)
  • Passenger312 (34%)
  • Pedestrian179 (19%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A804

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A804

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A804 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A804 were recorded in 2 council areas. Glasgow City has the most, with 670, followed by South Lanarkshire (3).

Collisions on the A804 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stGlasgow City6709117126
2ndSouth Lanarkshire3301

A804 crashes by town

Of the 680 collisions on the A804, 620 were in the built-up area of Glasgow.

Recent crashes on the A804

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A804, from 10 November 2022 to 11 December 2025.

Severity