Bearsden road traffic accidents
Bearsden recorded 700 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 883 casualties. Of these collisions, 7 were fatal and 116 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 50% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 116
- Casualties
- 883
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 116
- Casualties
- 883
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Bearsden
Roads in Bearsden
Postcode districts in Bearsden
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Bearsden
Road collision statistics for Bearsden
Collisions recorded
700
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
883
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
7
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
116
17.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Bearsden
Collisions in Bearsden are most frequently recorded on a Monday (16.7% of the total), with 21.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
74% of recorded collisions in Bearsden happen on a single carriageway. Around 27.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Bearsden have produced 883 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.1% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 58 collisions, Monday 117 collisions, Tuesday 95 collisions, Wednesday 109 collisions, Thursday 113 collisions, Friday 111 collisions, Saturday 97 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 552 collisions, Darkness 148 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 518 collisions, Dual carriageway 117 collisions, Roundabout 57 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, One way street 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 10 collisions, 30 mph 639 collisions, 40 mph 49 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 492 collisions, Raining no high winds 147 collisions, Raining + high winds 19 collisions, Fine + high winds 13 collisions, Other 12 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 552 casualties, Passenger 198 casualties, Pedestrian 133 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Bearsden
How many road accidents have there been in Bearsden?
700 collisions have been recorded in Bearsden in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 883 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Bearsden were serious or fatal?
7 were fatal and 116 were serious — 17.6% of all recorded collisions in Bearsden resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Bearsden?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in Bearsden, accounting for 16.7% of them, and 21.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Bearsden happen on?
74% of collisions in Bearsden are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Bearsden?
Pedestrians make up 15.1% of the 883 casualties recorded in Bearsden.
Is road safety in Bearsden getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Bearsden fell 50% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Bearsden come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Bearsden cover 1999 to 2025.