Community & Social Justice Health & Wellbeing 2026
Scottish Mountain Rescue

Statistics Report 2025

Scottish Mountain Rescue coordinates 26 civilian volunteer mountain rescue teams and 4 Police Scotland MRTs across Scotland. Their 2025 Statistics Report (published April 2026) covers a record 901 people assisted, 798 independent incidents, 1,270 callouts and 39,229 volunteer hours. New longitudinal research with the University of Strathclyde analyses decade-long trends in incident types and injury patterns, providing the most detailed evidence base yet for Scottish mountain rescue planning.

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798 independent incidents in 2025; 1,270 callouts including continuations — an average of 3.5 per day Key Metric 1
901 people assisted; 39,229 volunteer hours given on callouts alone by 850+ team members across 26 civilian teams Key Metric 2
62% of incidents (491) mountaineering-related; 307 non-mountaineering; 38 incidents involving fatalities Key Metric 3
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Mountain search and rescue across Scotland (26 civilian member teams plus 4 Police Scotland MRTs); specialist cave and water rescue (SCRO); search and rescue dog deployment (SARDA Scotland and SARDA Southern Scotland); aerial search and rescue support (SARAA-Scotland); 312 days of active callout in 2025; University of Strathclyde longitudinal trend analysis (2015–2024 dataset)

📊Key Metrics

798 independent incidents in 2025; 1,270 callouts including continuations — an average of 3.5 per day Key Metric 1
901 people assisted; 39,229 volunteer hours given on callouts alone by 850+ team members across 26 civilian teams Key Metric 2
62% of incidents (491) mountaineering-related; 307 non-mountaineering; 38 incidents involving fatalities Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 901 people assisted in 2025 — the highest figure in SMR's recorded statistics history, representing a sustained post-pandemic step-change in demand (approx. 10–15 additional incidents per month since 2020/21)
  • University of Strathclyde research (2025) identified slips/trips and technology reliance as rising long-term incident factors; navigational errors and overdue casualties trending downward — likely reflecting increased connectivity in the outdoors
  • Female mountaineers significantly more likely to suffer ankle fractures (28% of injuries) vs males (10%); male mountaineers 6.2% fatality rate from injuries vs 0.3% for females — new gender analysis informing future safety campaigns

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Scotland

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