Road
Crashes on the A74
666 recorded collisions since 2000.
666
All crashes
13
Fatal
103
Serious
550
Slight
Since 2000 the A74 has seen 666 collisions, 13 of them fatal and 103 serious. That ranks it 722nd of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 19.5 per 1,000 collisions, and 17% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 88% since 2000, from 60 to 7 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Glasgow City, Cumberland and North Lanarkshire.
Worst local authorities on the A74
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- Glasgow City480 crashes · 3 fatal
- Cumberland112 crashes · 7 fatal
- North Lanarkshire43 crashes · 0 fatal
- South Lanarkshire22 crashes · 2 fatal
- Dumfries and Galloway4 crashes · 0 fatal
- Renfrewshire2 crashes · 0 fatal
- South Ayrshire1 crashes · 0 fatal
- Westmorland and Furness1 crashes · 1 fatal
- East Ayrshire1 crashes · 0 fatal
- Halton1 crashes · 0 fatal
Crashes by year
2000–2024100500
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.