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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 919 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1983, and 1,253 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 315 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (967), and casualties fell from 1,342.

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

Collisions in 1983
919
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,253
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
17
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
315
34% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 1983

1.8% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1983 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.8%
  • Serious31534%
  • Slight58764%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.6%
  • Serious37430%
  • Slight85969%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 919, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (13%)
  • Tuesday99 (11%)
  • Wednesday117 (13%)
  • Thursday138 (15%)
  • Friday173 (19%)
  • Saturday172 (19%)
  • Sunday96 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59224 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59196 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (8.9%)
  • February64 (7%)
  • March67 (7.3%)
  • April80 (8.7%)
  • May70 (7.6%)
  • June80 (8.7%)
  • July80 (8.7%)
  • August65 (7.1%)
  • September77 (8.4%)
  • October90 (9.8%)
  • November70 (7.6%)
  • December94 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight599 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds634 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds153 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds52 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (4.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry519 (56%)
  • Wet or damp338 (37%)
  • Frost or ice43 (4.7%)
  • Snow15 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph582 (63%)
  • 40 mph36 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph26 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph195 (21%)
  • 70 mph78 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway704 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway165 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout25 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant586 (47%)
  • Pedestrian331 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (8%)
  • Cyclist58 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant55 (4.4%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 10109 (8.7%)
  • 11 to 15139 (11%)
  • 16 to 20235 (19%)
  • 21 to 25181 (14%)
  • 26 to 35164 (13%)
  • 36 to 45134 (11%)
  • 46 to 5592 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6572 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.5%)
  • Over 7532 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider490 (39%)
  • Passenger432 (34%)
  • Pedestrian331 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car942 (70%)
  • Motorcycle97 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach60 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 84th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A724 and A74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1983, with 57 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7245766121
2ndA7457120120
3rdA734267117
4thA7493944016
5thA723354927
6thA713358318
7thA723158019
8thA726295418
9thA730243115
10thA70202817
11thB768192102
12thA706172406
13thB7078151805
14thA725141915
15thB7071141402
16thA743121604
17thA721111704
18thM74111404
19thA702103023
20thB75591301

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1983

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 1983: 127.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1983

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 1983: 144.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years