The A8: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 170 people were killed or seriously injured in 152 collisions on the A8, making it the 68th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
152
serious or fatal collisions
170
people killed or seriously injured
6
collisions that took a life
#68
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A8 carries 410 recorded injury collisions over the period, 152 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Glasgow City, City of Edinburgh, Renfrewshire, with 2 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are less likely than average to be fatal (4% against 7%), typical of lower-speed urban sections. Most collisions were recorded on 30 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2024 with 41 serious collisions, and the count is down 37% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A8
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Glasgow City63 KSI
- City of Edinburgh49 KSI
- Renfrewshire21 KSI
- Inverclyde15 KSI
- North Lanarkshire4 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A8
2025: 22 (down 46.3% on the year before) · peak 41 in 2024 · -37.1% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A8
How many accidents happen on the A8?
Police recorded 410 injury collisions on the A8 over 2021–2025, of which 152 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 170 people killed or seriously injured, including 6 fatal collisions.
Is the A8 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 68 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 62 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A8 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Glasgow City, City of Edinburgh, Renfrewshire. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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