Crashes on the A749

667 recorded collisions since 2000.

Since 2000 the A749 has seen 667 collisions, 13 of them fatal and 107 serious. That ranks it 723rd of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 19.5 per 1,000 collisions, and 18% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 76% since 2000, from 51 to 12 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in South Lanarkshire, Glasgow City and Argyll and Bute.

Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.