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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 967 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1982, and 1,342 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 370 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1981 (988), and casualties fell from 1,362.

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

Collisions in 1982
967
Down 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,342
Down 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
30
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
370
38% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 1982

3.1% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1982 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal303.1%
  • Serious37038%
  • Slight56759%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal342.5%
  • Serious47335%
  • Slight83562%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 967, down 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (13%)
  • Tuesday130 (13%)
  • Wednesday115 (12%)
  • Thursday130 (13%)
  • Friday169 (17%)
  • Saturday180 (19%)
  • Sunday119 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59252 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59129 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (9%)
  • February88 (9.1%)
  • March99 (10%)
  • April72 (7.4%)
  • May69 (7.1%)
  • June74 (7.7%)
  • July64 (6.6%)
  • August91 (9.4%)
  • September70 (7.2%)
  • October98 (10%)
  • November77 (8%)
  • December78 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight623 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit241 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds686 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds67 (6.9%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Other33 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry503 (52%)
  • Wet or damp376 (39%)
  • Frost or ice67 (6.9%)
  • Snow15 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph614 (63%)
  • 40 mph33 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph27 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph206 (21%)
  • 70 mph87 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway754 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway176 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2%)
  • Roundabout18 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant670 (50%)
  • Pedestrian327 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist55 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant54 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1088 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 15134 (10%)
  • 16 to 20271 (20%)
  • 21 to 25181 (13%)
  • 26 to 35204 (15%)
  • 36 to 45128 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 55100 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6584 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7568 (5.1%)
  • Over 7522 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider579 (43%)
  • Passenger436 (32%)
  • Pedestrian327 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,008 (71%)
  • Motorcycle115 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach42 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 83rd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A724 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1982: 61, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7246173324
2ndA7451135621
3rdA7263843116
4thA733854115
5thA713150411
6thA7233048017
7thA749304305
8thA7302942010
9thA72283529
10thB768202205
11thM741831211
12thA70172426
13thA776152306
14thB7078142215
15thA706132107
16thB764132011
17thB7071121405
18thB7012101204
19thA7029912
20thA7219902

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1982

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 1982: 135.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1982

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 1982: 161.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1982, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years