Road accidents by NUTS 3 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021)
Scotland (NUTS 2021): Road accidents by NUTS 3 region was 6,405 Number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Road accidents by NUTS 3 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021), 1999–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Scotland (NUTS 2021) recorded 6,405 Number for road accidents by nuts 3 region in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, road accidents by nuts 3 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021) peaked at 16,176 Number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6,405 Number, in 2018.
Scotland (NUTS 2021) ranks 93rd of 1629 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,176 Number | 16,176 Number | 16,176 Number | 1 |
| 2000s | 14,391 Number | 12,513 Number | 16,098 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,669 Number | 6,405 Number | 10,287 Number | 9 |
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- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data 3,157 Number (2025)
- Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region 191 Number (2016)
- Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region 2.83 million Number (2018)
- Deaths (total) by NUTS 3 region 58,193 Number (2018)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by N 4,777 Number (2016)
- Deaths by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 58,193 Number (2018)
- Life table by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 0.003 (2018)
- Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region 11.49 million Number (2016)
- Air transport of passengers by NUTS 2 region 28,236 Thousand passengers (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is road accidents by nuts 3 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
- Road accidents by nuts 3 region in Scotland (NUTS 2021) was 6,405 Number in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest road accidents by nuts 3 region recorded in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 16,176 Number in 1999.
- What is the lowest road accidents by nuts 3 region recorded in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,405 Number in 2018.
- How does Scotland (NUTS 2021) rank for road accidents by nuts 3 region?
- Scotland (NUTS 2021) ranks 93rd out of 1629 regions with data for 2018.
- Is road accidents by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Scotland (NUTS 2021) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Road accidents by NUTS 3 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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