The Scottish Government

Police Force

Speed Limit

Road Type

Northern

800

10

2

Roundabout

492

Grampian

1,087

15

3

One way street

389

Tayside

1,047

20

87

Dual two lanes

1,547

Fife

719

30

7,932

Dual three plus lanes

468

Lothian & Borders

2,825

40

691

Single track

473

Central

752

50

345

Single two lanes

9,781

Strathclyde

6,207

60

4,059

Single three lanes

183

Dumfries & Galloway

447

70

765

Single four plus lanes

453

Unknown

98

Month

Junction Control

January

1,133

Not at or near junction

7,069

Pedestrian Crossing - Physical Facilities

February

1,091

Authorised person

21

None within 50 metres

11,962

March

989

Automatic traffic signal

1,184

Zebra

109

April

1,096

Stop sign

134

Pelican

786

May

1,130

Give way

3,650

Pedestrian phase at lights

919

June

1,125

Uncontrolled

1,826

Central refuge

77

July

1,174

Footbridge or subway

31

August

1,232

Weather Conditions

September

1,207

Fine

10,745

Junction Detail

October

1,220

Raining

2,076

Not at or within 20 metres

7,064

November

1,222

Snowing

111

Roundabout

795

December

1,265

Fine high winds

230

Mini Roundabout

51

Raining high winds

265

T or staggered junction

3,770

Severity of Accident

Snowing high winds

33

Slip Road

290

Fatal

298

Fog mist

93

Crossroads

1,122

Serious

2,482

Other

243

Multiple junction

163

Slight

11,104

Unknown

88

Private drive

225

Other junction

404

Local Authority

First road class

Aberdeen City

355

Motorway

379

Road Surface Conditions

Aberdeenshire

523

A(m)

38

Dry

8,218

Angus

271

A

6,209

Wet or damp

5,039

Argyll & Bute

316

B

1,913

Snow

132

Clackmannanshire

106

C

623

Frost or ice

430

Dumfries & Galloway

447

Unclassified

4,722

Flood over 3cm deep

12

Dundee City

316

Oil or diesel

35

East Ayrshire

273

Second road class

Mud

18

East Dunbartonshire

183

No second road class

7,132

East Lothian

204

Motorway

87

Special Conditions at site

East Renfrewshire

171

A(m)

3

None

13,556

Edinburgh, City of

1,461

A

913

Auto traffic signal out

27

Eilean Siar

59

B

483

Auto traffic signal partly defective

13

Falkirk

346

C

290

Road sign defective/obscured

26

Fife

719

Unclassified

4,976

Road works

214

Glasgow City

2,074

Road surface defective

48

Highland

678

Light Conditions

Inverclyde

223

Daylight street lights present

6,264

Carriageway hazards

Midlothian

243

Daylight no street lights present

3,432

None

13,361

Moray

209

Daylight street lights present unknown

204

Vehicle load in carriageway

12

North Ayrshire

319

Darkness street lights present and lit

2,579

Other object in carriageway

205

North Lanarkshire

795

Darkness street lights present and unlit

134

Involved previous accident

62

Orkney Islands

32

Darkness no street lights

1,223

Dog in carriageway

22

Perth & Kinross

460

Darkness street lights present unknown

48

Other animal in carriageway

222

Renfrewshire

526

Scottish Borders

442

Pedestrian Crossing - Human Control

Place Reported

Shetland Islands

31

None within 50 metres

13,707

At scene

9,940

South Ayrshire

300

School crossing patrol

50

Elsewhere

3,944

South Lanarkshire

796

Other authorised person

127

Stirling

300

West Dunbartonshire

231

West Lothian

475

Vehicle variables

Police Force

Manoeuvres

Hit object off carriageway

Northern

1,287

Unknown

5

Unknown

5

Grampian

1,836

Reversing

306

None

20,481

Tayside

1,760

Parked

811

Road sign traffic signal

214

Fife

1,245

Waiting to go ahead/held up

1,665

Lamp post

209

Lothian & Borders

4,746

Stopping

880

Telegraph pole electricity pole

82

Central

1,298

Starting

290

Tree

344

Strathclyde

10,498

U turn

188

Bus stop bus shelter

17

Dumfries & Galloway

733

Turning left

490

Central crash barrier

131

Waiting to turn left

120

Nearside or offside crash barrier

254

Month

Turning right

1,714

Submerged in water

2

January

1,907

Waiting to turn right

442

Entered ditch

298

February

1,772

Changing lane left

151

Other permanent object

1,366

March

1,637

Changing lane rght

156

April

1,875

Overtaking moving vehicle offside

467

First point of impact

May

1,905

Overtaking stationery vehicle offside

221

Unknown

6

June

1,869

Overtaking nearside

146

None

1,430

July

1,978

Ahead left hand bend

1,478

Front

12,201

August

2,063

Ahead right hand bend

1,428

Back

3,767

September

2,029

Ahead other

12,445

Offside

3,187

October

2,100

Nrside

2,812

November

2,134

Other vehicle hit

December

2,134

0

10,018

Towing and Articulation

1

5,075

Unknown

6

Breath test

2

7,473

No towing or articulation

22,909

Not Known

1

3

642

Articulated vehicle

297

Not applicable

295

4

135

Double or multiple trailer

22

Positive

438

5

30

Caravan

15

Negative

13,442

6

12

Single trailer

129

Not requested

4,779

7

5

Other tow

25

Refused to provide

64

8

4

Driver not contacted

3,582

9

3

Hit and run

Not provided (medical)

802

10

3

Other

22,244

11

1

Hit run

1,005

Sex of driver

12

2

Non-stop vehicle, not hit

154

Not Known

2

Male

15,949

Junction location of vehicle at first impact

Vehicle movement from

Female

6,596

Unknown

5

Unknown

4

Not traced

856

Not at or within 20 metres

11,192

0

848

Approaching or parked at junction

4,683

North

5,273

Vehicle Reference Number

Vehicle mid-junction

5,496

North east

377

1

13,884

Cleared junction or parked at exit

1,351

East

5,343

2

7,974

No impact

676

South east

350

3

1,195

South

5,338

4

250

Skidding and overtaking

South west

413

5

65

Unknown

8

West

5,151

6

17

None

18,782

North west

306

7

6

Skidding

3,047

8

4

Skid overturned

802

Vehicle movement to

9

2

Jacknifed

23

Unknown

4

10

2

Jacknifed and overturned

12

0

942

11

2

Overturned

729

North

5,292

12

1

North east

373

13

1

Hit object in carriageway

East

5,223

Unknown

5

South east

346

Type of Vehicle

None

22,395

South

5,156

Unknown

33

Previous accident

40

South west

431

Pedal cycle

839

Road works

15

West

5,290

Moped

115

Parked vehicle - lit

90

North west

346

Motor cycle to 125cc

169

Parked vehicle - unlit

292

Motor cycle over 125cc

868

Bridge - roof

6

Taxi

487

Bridge - side

29

Car

17,679

Bollard/refuge

50

Minibus (8-16 passengers)

111

Open door of vehicle

22

Bus/coach (17 or more passengers)

1,065

Central island rnbt

22

Other motor vehicle

237

Kerb

230

Other non-motor vehicle

18

Other object

207

Ridden horse

4

Agricultural vehicle

55

Vehicle leaving carriageway

Goods to 3.5 tonnes mgw

795

Unknown

7

Goods 3.5 tonnes to 7.5tonnes mgw

386

Did not leave c'way

19,552

Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over

542

Left c'way nearside

1,865

Left c'way nearside rebound

314

Left c'way ahead junction

100

Left c'way offside onto central reservation

83

Left c'way offside onto central res & rebound

62

Left c'way offside and crossed central res

32

Left c'way offside

1,193

Left c'way offside and rebounded

195

Blank

19

Unknown

590

51

307

None

3,740

0

10

52

291

Front

10,963

2

1

53

303

Back

3,035

3

1

54

334

Offside

2,198

4

9

55

308

Nrside

1,642

5

14

56

330

Roof

191

6

15

57

227

Underside

39

7

20

58

221

All four sides

1,576

8

27

59

217

9

31

60

201

Parts damaged 2

10

39

61

155

Blank

17,631

11

26

62

160

None

1,411

12

28

63

164

Front

356

13

33

64

138

Back

693

14

35

65

116

Offside

1,609

15

34

66

122

Nrside

1,174

16

84

67

119

Roof

228

17

361

68

111

Underside

188

18

611

69

108

All four sides

113

19

558

70

78

20

625

71

76

Parts damaged 3

21

515

72

89

Blank

20,768

22

530

73

73

None

1,727

23

481

74

71

Front

35

24

472

75

64

Back

35

25

506

76

59

Offside

143

26

425

77

54

Nrside

384

27

439

78

46

Roof

106

28

437

79

52

Underside

122

29

424

80

48

All four sides

83

30

848

81

32

31

508

82

31

Vehicle location - Road

32

590

83

23

Unknown

5

33

608

84

13

Leaving main road

610

34

506

85

17

Entering main road

715

35

955

86

11

On main road

21,453

36

595

87

13

On minor road

620

37

556

88

6

38

585

89

10

Vehicle location - Lane

39

544

90

8

Unknown

4

40

680

91

2

On main carriageway

23,079

41

495

92

1

Tram light rail track

6

42

507

98

8

Bus lane

127

43

449

99

6

Busway

32

44

444

Cycle lane

18

45

460

Cycleway

3

46

403

On lay-by hard shoulder

36

47

387

Entering lay-by hard shoulder

14

48

309

Leaving lay-by hard shoulder

9

49

378

Footway

75

50

392

Casualty variables

Police Force

Pedestrian direction

Northern

1,212

Not pedestrian

15,726

Grampian

1,459

Pedestrian standing still

278

Tayside

1,398

Heading North

713

Fife

1,000

Heading North East

34

Lothian & Borders

3,640

Heading East

594

Central

1,047

Heading South East

28

Strathclyde

8,366

Heading South

647

Dumfries & Galloway

584

Heading South West

43

Heading West

566

Month

Heading North West

26

January

1,510

Unknown

51

February

1,411

March

1,312

Casualty Class

April

1,484

Driver or rider

10,213

May

1,510

Passenger - vehicle/pillion

5,514

June

1,536

Pedestrian

2,979

July

1,618

August

1,691

Pedestrian location

September

1,645

Not pedestrian

15,727

October

1,638

In carriageway, crossing pedestrian crossing

207

November

1,655

In carriageway, crossing in zig zag crossing approach

16

December

1,696

In carriageway, crossing in zig zag crossing exit

7

In carriageway crossing elsewhere within 50 metres

240

Sex of casualty

In carriageway crossing elsewhere

1,632

Unknown

13

Footway or verge

246

Male

10,628

On refuge, central island or central reservation

26

Female

8,065

Centre carriageway not refuge, central island or reservation

229

In carriageway not crossing

274

Road user

Unknown other

102

Pedestrian

2,979

Pedal cycle

801

Pedestrian movement

Motor cycle

1,113

Not pedestrian

15,727

Car

11,722

Crossing driver nearside

1,041

Taxi

304

Crossing driver nearside mskd

330

Minibus

94

Crossing driver offside

731

Bus/Coach

887

Crossing driver offside masked

205

Light goods vehicle

347

In carriageway stationary not crossing

188

Heavy goods vehicle

317

In carriageway stationary not crossing masked

38

Other

142

Walking in carriageway facing traffic

51

Walking in carriageway back to traffic

99

Severity of casualty

Unknown

296

Killed

331

Serious

2,940

Car passenger

Slight

15,435

Not car passenger

14,204

Front seat car passenger

2,902

Bus or coach passenger

Rear seat car passenger

1,600

Not psv passenger

17,847

Boarding

58

Alighting

85

Standing passenger

232

Seated passenger

484

School pupil casualty

All other casualties

18,277

Pupil to/from school

429

Age of casualty

Age of casualty

Casualty Reference Number

Unknown

53

49

235

1

13,884

0

11

50

221

2

3,101

1

45

51

170

3

1,012

2

72

52

189

4

405

3

82

53

183

5

144

4

106

54

190

6

63

5

134

55

202

7

33

6

156

56

202

8

16

7

170

57

141

9

7

8

178

58

147

10

5

9

178

59

158

11

3

10

198

60

150

12

3

11

173

61

121

13

3

12

250

62

124

14

2

13

238

63

125

15

2

14

234

64

114

16

2

15

249

65

104

17

1

16

351

66

89

18

1

17

521

67

107

19

1

18

631

68

96

20

1

19

559

69

104

21

1

20

510

70

88

22

1

21

445

71

74

23

1

22

440

72

79

24

1

23

389

73

85

25

1

24

355

74

77

26

1

25

353

75

94

27

1

26

301

76

67

28

1

27

326

77

66

29

1

28

311

78

57

30

1

29

322

79

73

31

1

30

413

80

68

32

1

31

332

81

58

33

1

32

350

82

54

34

1

33

360

83

51

35

1

34

332

84

32

36

1

35

387

85

33

37

1

36

366

86

20

37

333

87

22

38

371

88

20

39

345

89

16

40

361

90

16

41

289

91

7

42

299

92

2

43

269

93

3

44

278

94

5

45

266

95

1

46

232

98

7

47

229

99

11

48

195