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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 917 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1980, and 1,268 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 343 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1979 (820), and casualties rose from 1,164.

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

Collisions in 1980
917
Up 12% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,268
Up 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
26
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
343
37% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 1980

2.8% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1980 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal262.8%
  • Serious34337%
  • Slight54860%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal312.4%
  • Serious42934%
  • Slight80864%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 917, up 12% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (13%)
  • Tuesday105 (11%)
  • Wednesday114 (12%)
  • Thursday159 (17%)
  • Friday151 (16%)
  • Saturday148 (16%)
  • Sunday118 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59168 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59142 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (6.5%)
  • February56 (6.1%)
  • March59 (6.4%)
  • April53 (5.8%)
  • May73 (8%)
  • June89 (9.7%)
  • July93 (10%)
  • August91 (9.9%)
  • September81 (8.8%)
  • October81 (8.8%)
  • November70 (7.6%)
  • December111 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight600 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit238 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds605 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds185 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Other33 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry494 (54%)
  • Wet or damp348 (38%)
  • Frost or ice54 (5.9%)
  • Snow19 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph587 (64%)
  • 40 mph26 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph41 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph173 (19%)
  • 70 mph89 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway718 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant670 (53%)
  • Pedestrian311 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (10%)
  • Cyclist50 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant41 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 10113 (8.9%)
  • 11 to 15109 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20258 (20%)
  • 21 to 25166 (13%)
  • 26 to 35177 (14%)
  • 36 to 45140 (11%)
  • 46 to 55100 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6569 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7565 (5.1%)
  • Over 7515 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider540 (43%)
  • Passenger417 (33%)
  • Pedestrian311 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,000 (72%)
  • Motorcycle132 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach37 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in South Lanarkshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Lanarkshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 86th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1980: 66, including 5 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7466119526
2ndA7246181321
3rdA7264155115
4thA733353214
5thA7233142113
6thA722958011
7thA749252806
8thA712437010
9thB70782028211
10thA70193719
11thM74163006
12thA702152323
13thB761151704
14thA721142007
15thA730131423
16thA706121506
17thA743121402
18thB7071121208
19thB758121402
20thA776111423

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1980

East Kilbride had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 1980: 89.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1980

ML11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 1980: 105.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1980, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years