Road fatalities in Scotland decreased by 16% last year, according to provisional figures released by Transport Scotland.

The figures for 2025 represent the lowest recorded level of fatalities and total number of casualties on the road in a non-pandemic year.

According to the statistics, 2025 saw 134 road fatalities, a decrease of 26 from the 160 seen in 2024, and there were 1,906 serious casualties in 2025, which marked a 4% reduction from the 1,978 that occurred in 2024.

There was also a 3% decrease in slight casualties from 3,594 to 3,495, which means that total casualties were also reduced by 3% from 5,732 to 5,535.

Transport Scotland has attributed the overall decrease in fatalities to the drop in car and pedestrian fatalities, with the former falling from 73 to 59 and the latter dropping from 42 to 27. However, motorcycle fatalities remained the same at 34, with cyclist fatalities seeing an increase from three to seven.

Commenting on the statistics, cabinet secretary for economy, tourism and transport, Stephen Flynn, said: ‘Whilst the reduction in deaths and serious injuries on our roads is welcome, we must never lose sight of the fact that even one life lost is one too many. Every one of these statistics represents a person, family or household that has been changed forever and that is why road safety remains a priority for the Scottish Government.

‘These figures represent the lowest number of deaths in a non-pandemic year, but there is clearly still a lot of work to do. We refuse to accept that people being killed or injured on our roads is inevitable.

‘We will continue to work with road safety partners and all road users to drive death and injury downwards. We are investing £41m this budgetary year to further support and enhance the vital work of the Scottish Government and those partners.

‘It's vital that we continue to support our partners at all levels as we look towards reaching our target of Scotland having the best road safety performance in the world by 2030. The Scottish Government remains absolutely determined to save lives and continue working towards our long-term vision of no-one being killed or seriously injured on Scotland's roads by 2050.'