Executive Summary

Having reached the midpoint of the Road Safety Framework to 2030 (RSF2030), we remain committed as ever to achieving our goal for Scotland to have the best road safety performance in the world by 2030 and an ambitious long-term goal, Vision Zero, where no one is seriously injured or killed on our roads by 2050.

Unfortunately there was an increase in road fatalities in 2024 with 160 people being killed in collisions on Scotland’s roads which represented a 9% increase from 2023. However, in the same period total casualties decreased by 4%, serious casualties by 1% and slight casualties by 7%.

We recognise that priority actions with a focused and disciplined approach are required to strengthen on the delivery of our commitments set out in Scotland’s RSF2030.

Even with the decrease in the number of total casualties on Scotland’s roads, all delivery partners resolve to be more bold and ambitious in bringing forward innovation and opportunities to minimise preventable casualties has not wavered.

Our commitment to ongoing actions and new ambitious activity will aim to give confidence to road users that actions are being prioritised, to address emerging casualty trends, as well as continuing to build on previous outcomes.

Appropriate and relevant resourcing is fundamental to progress and delivery of the RSF2030, and in the current economic climate, we will need to be pro-active in making evidenced and informed choices that will support streamlined approaches to build capacity to support the delivery of priority actions.

Finally, we would like to offer a personal thanks to all road safety partners for their work carried out this year. Looking ahead, there is undoubtedly much still to do. We all have a part to play in improving Scotland’s roads and delivering our national casualty reduction targets, whether at a national, local or individual level, to make Scotland’s roads safer.