Crap Towns / Rutherglen / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Rutherglen?
There were 3.0 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Rutherglen from 2021 to 2025, 1.8 times the typical Scottish town's 1.7. In 2025 it was 1.9, the same as in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical Scottish town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | 5.3 km | 3.5 |
| Rutherglen | – | 3.0 |
| Uddingston | 7.9 km | 2.9 |
| Giffnock | 5.8 km | 2.5 |
| Blantyre | 7.8 km | 1.7 |
| Newton Mearns | 9.0 km | 1.7 |
| East Kilbride | 7.1 km | 1.6 |
| Cambuslang | 3.3 km | 1.3 |
| Clarkston | 6.3 km | 1.3 |
| Bothwell | 8.5 km | 0.9 |
| Stepps | 8.5 km | 0.5 |
| The typical Scottish town | – | 1.7 |