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Glasgow road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 83,999 road traffic collisions in Glasgow from 1979 to 2025, and 103,629 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1,137 were fatal and 18,192 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 554 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (559).

Collisions since 1979
83,999
4th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
103,629
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
1,137
1,174 people killed
Serious collisions
18,192
19,428 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
554
Down 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
667
Down 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Glasgow

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1,1371.4%
  • Serious18,19222%
  • Slight64,67077%

What the data shows

  • Glasgow had 7,022 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 13,169 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Glasgow were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 18,447 children under 16 were killed or injured in Glasgow, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in Glasgow.

Where Glasgow ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
4th
Most casualties
4th
Most fatal collisions
2nd
Most serious collisions
2nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11,415 (14%)
  • Tuesday11,728 (14%)
  • Wednesday12,303 (15%)
  • Thursday12,908 (15%)
  • Friday14,692 (17%)
  • Saturday12,448 (15%)
  • Sunday8,505 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight57,441 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24,972 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown709 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit652 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting225 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway55,459 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway20,675 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road5,651 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout1,467 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded747 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph7 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph511 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph78,203 (93%)
  • 40 mph1,575 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph2,635 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph498 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph560 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds60,325 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds15,973 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds3,216 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1,753 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds581 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist151 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds145 (0.2%)
  • Other1,290 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded565 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant43,779 (42%)
  • Pedestrian34,818 (34%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7,435 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist6,174 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist4,423 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3,600 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant1,813 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)616 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant477 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant430 (0.4%)
  • Other38 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Glasgow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Glasgow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Glasgow peaked at 3,025 in 1985; 2025 had 554.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 554
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025554667
2024559705
2023537686
2022553686
2021515630
2020516632
2019781971
20188351,013
20179911,200
20161,1811,436
20151,0911,371
20141,1681,450
20139851,199
20121,2081,492
20111,1751,431
20101,2291,530
20091,3811,714
20081,5281,851
20071,6511,995
20061,7532,153
20051,7932,281
20041,9582,433
20031,9292,401
20021,9602,430
20011,9952,550
20002,0022,494
19992,0902,615
19982,2402,826
19972,2442,826
19962,0922,568
19952,3812,930
19942,3812,993
19932,2502,813
19922,5193,196
19912,7943,419
19902,7883,472
19892,8293,490
19882,7303,308
19872,9003,486
19862,9583,540
19853,0253,603
19842,8873,519
19832,7213,225
19822,7713,481
19812,9313,648
19802,0542,551
1979586719

Map of recent crashes in Glasgow

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Glasgow

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Glasgow

The 24 most recent collisions in Glasgow happened between 11 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Glasgow

The A8 has the most collisions in Glasgow, 3,987 of 83,999 (4.7%), followed by the M8 (3,075).

Collisions in Glasgow on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA83,9875,21171895
2ndM83,0754,32849377
3rdA772,9323,59228627
4thA8142,4463,02434580
5thA822,2612,77550510
6thA892,1292,62637476
7thA812,0992,58132518
8thA7391,2311,60520231
9thA741,1351,53329290
10thB8081,0831,29010239
11thA7289631,23120231
12thB7688761,05910194
13thA7268721,08811208
14thA87984099515211
15thA8038391,13715184
16thB76273592012133
17thB76673089611163
18thB76371391410154
19thA7617098659126
20thB76570796513177
21stA74968790111158
22ndB76967382015148
23rdA73063582319146
24thA8046208386112
25thA73760273215136
26thA8055669718137
27thA73651968515153
28thB767395488590
29thA721268328470
30thA727239291048

Council areas covering Glasgow

Collisions in Glasgow were recorded in 7 council areas. Glasgow City has 81,016 of 83,999 (96%).

Collisions in Glasgow by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stGlasgow City81,01699,8971,09217,558
2ndEast Renfrewshire2,3512,89526496
3rdSouth Lanarkshire3905251281
4thNorth Lanarkshire126165626
5thRenfrewshire5270016
6thWest Dunbartonshire4352011
7thEast Dunbartonshire182113

Postcode districts in Glasgow

Collisions in Glasgow were recorded in 38 postcode districts, led by G2 (4,668) and G32 (4,471).