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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 988 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1981, and 1,362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 369 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1980 (917), and casualties rose from 1,268.

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

Collisions in 1981
988
Up 8% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,362
Up 7% on 1980
Fatal collisions
35
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
369
37% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 1981

3.5% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1981 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal353.5%
  • Serious36937%
  • Slight58459%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal392.9%
  • Serious44032%
  • Slight88365%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 988, up 8% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (13%)
  • Tuesday123 (12%)
  • Wednesday133 (13%)
  • Thursday148 (15%)
  • Friday162 (16%)
  • Saturday175 (18%)
  • Sunday114 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59153 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (6.2%)
  • February73 (7.4%)
  • March81 (8.2%)
  • April76 (7.7%)
  • May83 (8.4%)
  • June77 (7.8%)
  • July77 (7.8%)
  • August88 (8.9%)
  • September77 (7.8%)
  • October110 (11%)
  • November89 (9%)
  • December96 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight644 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit253 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds677 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other38 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry496 (50%)
  • Wet or damp386 (39%)
  • Frost or ice79 (8%)
  • Snow24 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph603 (61%)
  • 40 mph36 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph33 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph215 (22%)
  • 70 mph100 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway759 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway184 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant714 (52%)
  • Pedestrian309 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (10%)
  • Cyclist59 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant56 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 10106 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 15120 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20294 (22%)
  • 21 to 25186 (14%)
  • 26 to 35193 (14%)
  • 36 to 45140 (10%)
  • 46 to 55120 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6579 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7540 (2.9%)
  • Over 7531 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider657 (48%)
  • Passenger396 (29%)
  • Pedestrian309 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,036 (69%)
  • Motorcycle141 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach45 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1%)
  • Minibus12 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in South Lanarkshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Lanarkshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 77th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
77th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A724 and A74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1981, with 59 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7245977222
2ndA7459105624
3rdA734274317
4thA7494150112
5thA7263247212
6thA723143111
7thA7233037113
8thB70782945211
9thA70244919
10thA730223435
11thM74213334
12thA712034016
13thA706192519
14thA725152404
15thA702141706
16thA7211419010
17thB7071111212
18thA74391204
19thA7769903
20thB76491304

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1981

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 1981: 124.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1981

ML11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 1981: 166.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1981, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years