Provisional road casualty figures released by Transport Scotland show a decrease in road fatalities between 2024 and 2025, and a reduction in overall casualties over the same period.
In 2025 there were 134 road fatalities, a decrease of 26 from 160 in 2024. There were 1,906 serious casualties in 2025, a reduction of 4% from the 1,978 recorded in 2024.
Road casualties were higher than in 2020 and 2021 when the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions led to reduced travel. However, in 2025 the number of fatalities and the total number of casualties were the lowest recorded in a non-pandemic year.
Transport Scotland said the overall decrease in road deaths was largely driven by car and pedestrian fatalities, with car fatalities falling from 73 to 59 and the number of pedestrian killed falling from 42 to 27. Motorcycle fatalities remained the same at 34 and cyclist fatalities increased from three to seven.
