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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,040 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1985, and 1,453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 329 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1984 (947), and casualties rose from 1,251.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,040
Up 10% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,453
Up 16% on 1984
Fatal collisions
21
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
329
32% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 1985

2% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1985 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212%
  • Serious32932%
  • Slight69066%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.6%
  • Serious38827%
  • Slight1,04272%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,040, up 10% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (12%)
  • Tuesday137 (13%)
  • Wednesday136 (13%)
  • Thursday159 (15%)
  • Friday202 (19%)
  • Saturday157 (15%)
  • Sunday126 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59185 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59257 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59207 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (7.5%)
  • February70 (6.7%)
  • March90 (8.7%)
  • April79 (7.6%)
  • May85 (8.2%)
  • June92 (8.8%)
  • July89 (8.6%)
  • August84 (8.1%)
  • September95 (9.1%)
  • October95 (9.1%)
  • November88 (8.5%)
  • December95 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight709 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit240 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds687 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds235 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry535 (51%)
  • Wet or damp445 (43%)
  • Frost or ice47 (4.5%)
  • Snow9 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph667 (64%)
  • 40 mph33 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph212 (20%)
  • 70 mph107 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway712 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway265 (25%)
  • Roundabout36 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant748 (51%)
  • Pedestrian356 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (7%)
  • Cyclist67 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant46 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 580 (5.5%)
  • 6 to 10116 (8%)
  • 11 to 15140 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 20257 (18%)
  • 21 to 25209 (14%)
  • 26 to 35194 (13%)
  • 36 to 45148 (10%)
  • 46 to 55126 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6594 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7553 (3.6%)
  • Over 7536 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider592 (41%)
  • Passenger505 (35%)
  • Pedestrian356 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,131 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes107 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle94 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach64 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 70th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1985: 88, including 6 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7488168623
2ndA7246672123
3rdA7234554015
4thA733969011
5thA713454114
6thA72314808
7thA7492942011
8thA7262638013
9thA730222809
10thB7071222706
11thB768202104
12thB70781921010
13thM74193217
14thA70182128
15thA702173007
16thA721131711
17thA725121314
18thA70691204
19thB701281004
20thB76181000

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1985

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 1985: 157.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1985

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 1985: 192.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1985, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years