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South Lanarkshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 33,807 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025, and 46,315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 796 were fatal and 8,124 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 220 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (253), and casualties fell from 379 to 296.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
33,807
80th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46,315
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
796
2.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
220
Down 13% on 2024

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire

2.4% of collisions in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal7962.4%
  • Serious8,12424%
  • Slight24,88774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal8841.9%
  • Serious9,69121%
  • Slight35,74077%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. In 2025 there were 220, down 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 220
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025220296
2024253379
2023262370
2022217276
2021184253
2020233321
2019333429
2018381506
2017395534
2016466607
2015459599
2014504657
2013456619
2012454640
2011512669
2010512706
2009598762
2008668862
2007686943
2006720955
2005737939
20047811,081
20037961,098
20028651,186
20018491,184
20008991,255
19999221,337
19989791,416
19979491,319
19968951,274
19959311,254
19949191,300
19939441,304
19929581,333
19919831,366
19901,1641,577
19891,1311,536
19881,0741,476
19879211,256
19869991,348
19851,0401,453
19849471,251
19839191,253
19829671,342
19819881,362
19809171,268
19798201,164

When and where crashes happen in South Lanarkshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,759 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,567 (14%)
  • Wednesday4,744 (14%)
  • Thursday5,022 (15%)
  • Friday5,773 (17%)
  • Saturday4,932 (15%)
  • Sunday4,010 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,431 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59705 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,909 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,393 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595,981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598,188 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595,956 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,244 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,606 (7.7%)
  • February2,631 (7.8%)
  • March2,786 (8.2%)
  • April2,580 (7.6%)
  • May2,747 (8.1%)
  • June2,852 (8.4%)
  • July2,641 (7.8%)
  • August2,905 (8.6%)
  • September2,782 (8.2%)
  • October3,143 (9.3%)
  • November3,048 (9%)
  • December3,086 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight23,740 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,019 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,702 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit199 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown147 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds23,617 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,122 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds1,640 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds825 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds421 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds289 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist148 (0.4%)
  • Other619 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded126 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry17,187 (51%)
  • Wet or damp14,475 (43%)
  • Frost or ice1,463 (4.3%)
  • Snow561 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep116 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph175 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph19,796 (59%)
  • 40 mph1,314 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph1,237 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph7,740 (23%)
  • 70 mph3,536 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway23,943 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway7,130 (21%)
  • Roundabout1,725 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road866 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded143 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant28,552 (62%)
  • Pedestrian8,825 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist2,224 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist1,674 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,461 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant1,435 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)885 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant590 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant353 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant288 (0.6%)
  • Other27 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,563 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 102,648 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 153,386 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 207,153 (15%)
  • 21 to 255,751 (12%)
  • 26 to 358,286 (18%)
  • 36 to 456,144 (13%)
  • 46 to 554,810 (10%)
  • 56 to 653,305 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 752,004 (4.3%)
  • Over 751,263 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider23,301 (50%)
  • Passenger14,189 (31%)
  • Pedestrian8,825 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car42,338 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,737 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,551 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle2,251 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle1,719 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach1,588 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car914 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle635 (1.2%)
  • Minibus285 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle54 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in South Lanarkshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Lanarkshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 80th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
77thDerby35,36845,1313755,741
78thWolverhampton34,90445,8224266,479
79thSunderland34,89146,3054756,244
80thSouth Lanarkshire (this area)33,80746,3157968,124
81stWalsall33,57645,2734515,760
82ndMedway33,36942,0963705,997
83rdFife33,12745,1828638,615

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire

Hamilton North and East, South Lanarkshire, ML3 6AQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in South Lanarkshire, with 463 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,941, including 74 fatal and 402 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM741,9413,03974402
2ndA7241,7982,25649411
3rdA731,3722,15641330
4thA721,1391,71322272
5thA7261,1221,61232291
6thA7491,1151,47921220
7thA7231,0781,44130256
8thA7251,0691,48626160
9thA719901,57249300
10thB70789521,37232254
11thA748971,62368299
12thA708191,19232228
13thA7027651,18542195
14thB707166184410134
15thA73064385216142
16thA72153679814155
17thB76844052211117
18thA70636154616115
19thB7012295385380
20thB758292402168

Towns in South Lanarkshire

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025: 4,159.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025: 5,072.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

Severity