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Rutherglen road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,775 road traffic collisions in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,149 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 402 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,775
493rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,149
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
28
28 people killed
Serious collisions
402
427 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Rutherglen

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal281.6%
  • Serious40223%
  • Slight1,34576%

What the data shows

  • Rutherglen had 133 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 276 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Rutherglen were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 393 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rutherglen, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in Rutherglen.

Where Rutherglen ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
493rd
Most casualties
509th
Most fatal collisions
367th
Most serious collisions
409th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday231 (13%)
  • Tuesday230 (13%)
  • Wednesday247 (14%)
  • Thursday267 (15%)
  • Friday362 (20%)
  • Saturday274 (15%)
  • Sunday164 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,240 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit514 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,263 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway459 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout17 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,758 (99%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,276 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds322 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds82 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant901 (42%)
  • Pedestrian812 (38%)
  • Bus or coach occupant138 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist106 (4.9%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant63 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rutherglen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rutherglen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rutherglen peaked at 70 in 1990; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
20241216
20231418
20221111
2021910
20201113
20191414
20181519
20171415
20162635
20151213
20142729
20132735
20121924
20113541
20103139
20092428
20083445
20073340
20063441
20052532
20043545
20034354
20024348
20014663
20005274
19995164
19985267
19975880
19964552
19955058
19945059
19936165
19925672
19916576
19907085
19896385
19885054
19874759
19865364
19856977
19846772
19835964
19826682
19815870
19803132
197911

Map of recent crashes in Rutherglen

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rutherglen

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rutherglen

The 24 most recent collisions in Rutherglen happened between 10 October 2023 and 27 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rutherglen

The B768 has the most collisions in Rutherglen, 420 of 1,775 (24%), followed by the A730 (338).

Collisions in Rutherglen on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB76842049410113
2ndA7303384511177
3rdA749232271044
4thB76291112022
5thA724202205
6thA7687703
7thB7665502

Council areas covering Rutherglen

Collisions in Rutherglen were recorded in 2 council areas. South Lanarkshire has 1,763 of 1,775 (99%).

Collisions in Rutherglen by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Lanarkshire1,7632,13128399
2ndGlasgow City121803

Postcode districts in Rutherglen

Collisions in Rutherglen were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by G73 (1,753) and G44 (21).