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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 820 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1979, and 1,164 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 301 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 33,807 collisions in South Lanarkshire.

Collisions in 1979
820
Casualties in 1979
1,164
Fatal collisions
27
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
301
37% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 1979

3.3% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1979 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal273.3%
  • Serious30137%
  • Slight49260%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal332.8%
  • Serious38633%
  • Slight74564%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 820.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (13%)
  • Tuesday97 (12%)
  • Wednesday91 (11%)
  • Thursday125 (15%)
  • Friday144 (18%)
  • Saturday155 (19%)
  • Sunday98 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59187 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59116 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (5.9%)
  • February63 (7.7%)
  • March66 (8%)
  • April60 (7.3%)
  • May88 (11%)
  • June65 (7.9%)
  • July58 (7.1%)
  • August63 (7.7%)
  • September75 (9.1%)
  • October69 (8.4%)
  • November76 (9.3%)
  • December89 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight555 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds524 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds49 (6%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds17 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other59 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry404 (49%)
  • Wet or damp310 (38%)
  • Frost or ice76 (9.3%)
  • Snow29 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph478 (58%)
  • 40 mph27 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph23 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph171 (21%)
  • 70 mph120 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway637 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant632 (54%)
  • Pedestrian235 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (10%)
  • Van occupant51 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist32 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1075 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1594 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20244 (21%)
  • 21 to 25156 (13%)
  • 26 to 35180 (15%)
  • 36 to 45128 (11%)
  • 46 to 5592 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6581 (7%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.9%)
  • Over 7516 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider539 (46%)
  • Passenger390 (34%)
  • Pedestrian235 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car862 (69%)
  • Motorcycle117 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes99 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (2.5%)
  • Minibus14 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 1979

Map of the last 4 crashes of 1979 in South Lanarkshire

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  • 4 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Lanarkshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 100th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
100th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1979: 79, including 4 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7479146438
2ndA724414518
3rdA7264158515
4thA734064111
5thA713564120
6thA702547115
7thA7232337211
8thA776222807
9thM742135011
10thA721192508
11thA72182507
12thB7078182919
13thB7012141917
14thB7071141803
15thA702131604
16thA706101703
17thA743101105
18thB701691413
19thB701991704
20thB7587902

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1979

East Kilbride had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 1979: 12.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1979

G72 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 1979: 17.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years