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Kilsyth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 497 road traffic collisions in Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 585 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 138 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
497
1,165th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
585
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
138
142 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Kilsyth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious13828%
  • Slight35471%

What the data shows

  • Kilsyth had 33 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 71 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in Kilsyth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Kilsyth are between 6pm and 9pm, with 25% of collisions.
  • 176 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kilsyth, 30% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Kilsyth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,165th
Most casualties
1,217th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
922nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday72 (14%)
  • Wednesday69 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday98 (20%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (90%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph449 (90%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph31 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds369 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant245 (42%)
  • Pedestrian230 (39%)
  • Cyclist41 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kilsyth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kilsyth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Kilsyth peaked at 21 in 1981; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202345
202235
202133
202045
201911
201877
201746
201655
20151111
201477
201377
201222
201166
2010911
200999
200888
200744
200689
20051010
2004911
2003911
20021920
20011420
20001315
1999812
19981418
19971215
19961925
19951418
19941519
19931314
19922025
19911819
19901922
19891517
19881820
19871416
19861316
19851520
19841922
19831718
19821213
19812127
19802025
197934

Map of recent crashes in Kilsyth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kilsyth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kilsyth

The 24 most recent collisions in Kilsyth happened between 15 January 2018 and 18 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kilsyth

The A803 has the most collisions in Kilsyth, 154 of 497 (31%), followed by the B802 (100).

Collisions in Kilsyth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803154204440
2ndB802100117032

Council area for Kilsyth

Kilsyth is in North Lanarkshire, where police recorded 36,249 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Kilsyth accounts for 1.4% of them.

Postcode district for Kilsyth

All 497 collisions in Kilsyth were in the G65 postcode district.