Table 5: (c) Reported collision rates on all roads by police force area and severity

Table 5: (c) Reported collision rates on all roads by police force area and severity

Years: 2014-18 and 2019-2023 averages

Collisions

Severity/Police force area Trunk roads Local Authority roads All Roads
Reported collision rate per 100 million vehicle km - for 2014-18 average
Fatal
North East 1 0.3 0.5 0.4
Tayside 0.3 0.5 0.4
Argyll & West Dunbartonshire 0.7 0.3 0.5
Forth Valley 0.2 0.2 0.2
Dumfries & Galloway 0.4 0.5 0.5
Ayrshire 0.4 0.4 0.4
Greater Glasgow 0.0 0.3 0.2
Lothians & Scottish Borders 0.4 0.4 0.4
Edinburgh 0.0 0.3 0.2
Highlands & Islands 0.6 0.6 0.6
Fife 0.3 0.3 0.3
Renfrewshire & Inverclyde 0.1 0.3 0.3
Lanarkshire 0.2 0.4 0.3
Scotland 0.3 0.4 0.3
Adjusted serious
North East 1 2.7 6.0 5.0
Tayside 1.8 5.7 3.9
Argyll & West Dunbartonshire 6.7 6.3 6.4
Forth Valley 2.4 5.5 4.4
Dumfries & Galloway 2.3 8.4 4.5
Ayrshire 3.6 7.1 5.8
Greater Glasgow 1.1 10.2 6.9
Lothians & Scottish Borders 2.5 7.3 5.6
Edinburgh 2.0 12.0 9.3
Highlands & Islands 3.8 4.9 4.4
Fife 2.2 4.8 4.0
Renfrewshire & Inverclyde 1.9 6.5 4.7
Lanarkshire 1.3 6.3 4.1
Scotland 2.4 7.0 5.2
All severities
North East 1 6.7 13.2 11.3
Tayside 4.7 15.0 10.3
Argyll & West Dunbartonshire 17.1 19.2 18.4
Forth Valley 7.0 17.0 13.5
Dumfries & Galloway 6.8 23.0 12.6
Ayrshire 10.5 22.1 17.7
Greater Glasgow 6.6 38.6 27.0
Lothians & Scottish Borders 8.2 22.9 17.8
Edinburgh 8.9 43.7 34.6
Highlands & Islands 10.7 14.9 12.9
Fife 7.6 15.0 12.8
Renfrewshire & Inverclyde 8.4 23.0 17.1
Lanarkshire 5.5 22.8 15.1
Scotland 7.6 22.6 16.8

Table 5: (c) Reported collision rates on all roads by police force area and severity

Years: 2014-18 and 2019-2023 averages

Severity/ Police force area Trunk roads Local Authority roads All Roads
Reported collision rate per 100 million vehicle km - for 2019-23 average
Fatal
North East 1 0.3 0.3 0.3
Tayside 0.2 0.3 0.3
Argyll & West Dunbartonshire 0.9 0.5 0.6
Forth Valley 0.3 0.4 0.3
Dumfries & Galloway 0.2 0.5 0.3
Ayrshire 0.3 0.5 0.4
Greater Glasgow 0.1 0.4 0.3
Lothians & Scottish Borders 0.3 0.4 0.3
Edinburgh 0.1 0.2 0.2
Highlands & Islands 0.6 0.6 0.6
Fife 0.3 0.4 0.3
Renfrewshire & Inverclyde 0.1 0.3 0.2
Lanarkshire 0.2 0.3 0.3
Scotland 0.3 0.4 0.3
Adjusted serious
North East 1 1.8 2.9 2.6
Tayside 1.5 5.4 3.5
Argyll & West Dunbartonshire 4.2 4.5 4.4
Forth Valley 1.7 3.3 2.7
Dumfries & Galloway 1.7 5.4 3.0
Ayrshire 2.5 5.0 4.0
Greater Glasgow 1.1 7.5 5.1
Lothians & Scottish Borders 1.5 4.8 3.6
Edinburgh 1.1 7.4 5.5
Highlands & Islands 3.0 4.4 3.7
Fife 1.5 4.1 3.3
Renfrewshire & Inverclyde 1.4 4.8 3.3
Lanarkshire 1.1 4.3 2.8
Scotland 1.7 4.8 3.6
All severities
North East 1 3.4 5.7 5.1
Tayside 3.9 13.8 9.1
Argyll & West Dunbartonshire 8.4 10.9 9.8
Forth Valley 4.4 8.8 7.3
Dumfries & Galloway 4.4 15.0 8.1
Ayrshire 5.8 12.1 9.7
Greater Glasgow 4.5 22.6 15.9
Lothians & Scottish Borders 4.8 12.8 10.0
Edinburgh 4.8 24.0 18.1
Highlands & Islands 6.9 10.0 8.5
Fife 5.2 10.6 8.8
Renfrewshire & Inverclyde 4.0 12.3 8.5
Lanarkshire 3.6 12.6 8.5
Scotland 4.7 13.0 9.7

1. In 2015 the police created a new North East division by combining Aberdeen City, Moray and Aberdeenshire councils.

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