Table 5c Reported accident rates on all roads by police force area and severity, 2004-08 and 2013-2017 averages
Reported Road Casualties Scotland 2017
Table 5c Reported accident rates on all roads by police force area and severity, 2004-08 and 2013-2017 averages
| Severity/Police force area | Motorways | TrunkA roads | Local Authority A roads(1) | All Major Roads | Minor Roads | All Roads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported accident rate per 100 million vehicle km - for 2004-08 average | ||||||
| Fatal | ||||||
| North East 1 | - | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Tayside | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Argyll & West Dunbartonshire | - | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Forth Valley | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Ayrshire | - | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Greater Glasgow | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Lothians & Scottish Borders | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Edinburgh | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Highlands & Islands | - | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Fife | - | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Renfrewshire & Inverclyde | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Lanarkshire | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Scotland | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Serious | ||||||
| North East 1 | - | 2.9 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| Tayside | 1.4 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 5.5 |
| Argyll & West Dunbartonshire | - | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| Forth Valley | 0.8 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 4.7 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 1.3 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 3.9 | 12.6 | 5.4 |
| Ayrshire | 0.5 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 7.5 | 5.2 |
| Greater Glasgow | 0.9 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 3.9 | 10.2 | 6.6 |
| Lothians & Scottish Borders | 0.5 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 7.9 | 4.8 |
| Edinburgh | 0.6 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 5.9 |
| Highlands & Islands | - | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 4.8 |
| Fife | 1.0 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 4.7 |
| Renfrewshire & Inverclyde | 0.8 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 4.7 |
| Lanarkshire | 0.8 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 3.6 |
| Scotland | 0.9 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 7.4 | 5.1 |
| All severities | ||||||
| North East 1 | - | 14.6 | 28.7 | 21.4 | 28.7 | 24.7 |
| Tayside | 4.8 | 11.6 | 27.1 | 16.5 | 39.3 | 23.3 |
| Argyll & West Dunbartonshire | - | 28.6 | 36.2 | 32.3 | 36.2 | 33.4 |
| Forth Valley | 4.2 | 22.1 | 28.4 | 18.5 | 31.3 | 22.6 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 5.4 | 19.0 | 32.6 | 16.7 | 55.0 | 23.1 |
| Ayrshire | 5.7 | 16.4 | 29.2 | 21.3 | 44.7 | 29.3 |
| Greater Glasgow | 11.1 | 42.0 | 53.7 | 30.7 | 67.5 | 46.8 |
| Lothians & Scottish Borders | 4.9 | 15.4 | 27.8 | 18.9 | 52.4 | 29.3 |
| Edinburgh | 9.0 | 11.9 | 55.6 | 37.6 | 59.7 | 47.0 |
| Highlands & Islands | - | 20.1 | 22.3 | 20.9 | 36.5 | 24.5 |
| Fife | 5.6 | 11.1 | 23.9 | 17.0 | 34.0 | 23.3 |
| Renfrewshire & Inverclyde | 8.3 | 26.0 | 33.9 | 22.3 | 47.8 | 32.1 |
| Lanarkshire | 6.8 | 14.5 | 34.4 | 18.9 | 43.2 | 27.0 |
| Scotland | 7.1 | 16.6 | 33.5 | 21.8 | 44.9 | 29.8 |
| Reported accident rate per 100 million vehicle km - for 2013-2017 average | ||||||
| Fatal | ||||||
| North East 1 | - | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Tayside | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Argyll & West Dunbartonshire | - | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Forth Valley | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Ayrshire | - | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Greater Glasgow | 0.0 | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Lothians & Scottish Borders | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Edinburgh | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Highlands & Islands | - | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Fife | 0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Renfrewshire & Inverclyde | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Lanarkshire | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Scotland | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Serious | ||||||
| North East 1 | - | 2.3 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
| Tayside | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 2.7 |
| Argyll & West Dunbartonshire | - | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
| Forth Valley | 0.9 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 0.6 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 2.5 |
| Ayrshire | 0.7 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
| Greater Glasgow | 0.4 | - | 4.9 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 3.6 |
| Lothians & Scottish Borders | 0.5 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 3.2 |
| Edinburgh | 0.5 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 4.8 |
| Highlands & Islands | - | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Fife | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| Renfrewshire & Inverclyde | 0.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 2.6 |
| Lanarkshire | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 2.3 |
| Scotland | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 3.1 |
| All severities | ||||||
| North East 1 | - | 7.9 | 16.1 | 11.8 | 16.1 | 13.7 |
| Tayside | 2.9 | 5.9 | 13.2 | 8.2 | 19.5 | 11.5 |
| Argyll & West Dunbartonshire | - | 18.1 | 19.6 | 18.8 | 23.3 | 20.0 |
| Forth Valley | 4.6 | 17.7 | 18.8 | 13.0 | 19.7 | 15.2 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 3.3 | 11.3 | 20.8 | 10.1 | 30.0 | 13.4 |
| Ayrshire | 5.2 | 11.9 | 22.2 | 15.7 | 25.4 | 19.1 |
| Greater Glasgow | 6.2 | - | 35.0 | 17.9 | 42.3 | 27.8 |
| Lothians & Scottish Borders | 5.3 | 10.9 | 18.4 | 13.2 | 32.0 | 19.3 |
| Edinburgh | 7.3 | 12.5 | 40.4 | 27.1 | 50.8 | 37.3 |
| Highlands & Islands | - | 11.4 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 19.8 | 13.9 |
| Fife | 3.2 | 10.1 | 13.2 | 10.8 | 18.7 | 13.8 |
| Renfrewshire & Inverclyde | 4.4 | 17.3 | 19.0 | 12.6 | 27.7 | 18.2 |
| Lanarkshire | 4.6 | 8.6 | 22.5 | 11.4 | 25.9 | 16.1 |
| Scotland | 4.9 | 10.6 | 21.0 | 13.5 | 27.6 | 18.3 |
1. In 2015 the police created a new North East division by combining Aberdeen City, Moray and Aberdeenshire councils.