Helensburgh road traffic accidents
Helensburgh recorded 379 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 504 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 75 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 75
- Casualties
- 504
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 75
- Casualties
- 504
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Helensburgh
Roads in Helensburgh
Postcode districts in Helensburgh
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Helensburgh
Road collision statistics for Helensburgh
Collisions recorded
379
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
504
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
75
21.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Helensburgh
Collisions in Helensburgh are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16.9% of the total), with 25.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92.6% of recorded collisions in Helensburgh happen on a single carriageway. Around 26.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Helensburgh have produced 504 casualties. Pedestrians account for 20.4% 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 41 collisions, Monday 50 collisions, Tuesday 60 collisions, Wednesday 47 collisions, Thursday 64 collisions, Friday 60 collisions, Saturday 57 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 281 collisions, Darkness 98 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 351 collisions, Dual carriageway 15 collisions, One way street 4 collisions, Roundabout 3 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 6 collisions, 30 mph 359 collisions, 40 mph 6 collisions, 60 mph 8 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 274 collisions, Raining no high winds 68 collisions, Raining + high winds 14 collisions, Fine + high winds 6 collisions, Other 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 268 casualties, Passenger 133 casualties, Pedestrian 103 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Helensburgh
How many road accidents have there been in Helensburgh?
379 collisions have been recorded in Helensburgh in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 504 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Helensburgh were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 75 were serious — 21.4% of all recorded collisions in Helensburgh resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Helensburgh?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Helensburgh, accounting for 16.9% of them, and 25.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Helensburgh happen on?
92.6% of collisions in Helensburgh are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Helensburgh?
Pedestrians make up 20.4% of the 504 casualties recorded in Helensburgh.
Is road safety in Helensburgh getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Helensburgh were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Helensburgh 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 Helensburgh cover 1999 to 2025.