Skip to main content
CrashStats

South Lanarkshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 999 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1986, and 1,348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 321 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1985 (1,040), and casualties fell from 1,453.

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

Collisions in 1986
999
Down 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,348
Down 7% on 1985
Fatal collisions
19
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
321
32% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 1986

1.9% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1986 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.9%
  • Serious32132%
  • Slight65966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.7%
  • Serious35526%
  • Slight97072%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 999, down 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (14%)
  • Tuesday138 (14%)
  • Wednesday139 (14%)
  • Thursday145 (15%)
  • Friday175 (18%)
  • Saturday147 (15%)
  • Sunday119 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59185 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (5.8%)
  • February81 (8.1%)
  • March119 (12%)
  • April72 (7.2%)
  • May89 (8.9%)
  • June81 (8.1%)
  • July71 (7.1%)
  • August76 (7.6%)
  • September80 (8%)
  • October78 (7.8%)
  • November95 (9.5%)
  • December99 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight694 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit234 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds634 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds187 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds80 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry468 (47%)
  • Wet or damp443 (44%)
  • Frost or ice49 (4.9%)
  • Snow35 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph610 (61%)
  • 40 mph44 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph227 (23%)
  • 70 mph101 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway706 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway238 (24%)
  • Roundabout30 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant733 (54%)
  • Pedestrian353 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist58 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant42 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1092 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 15114 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20261 (19%)
  • 21 to 25168 (12%)
  • 26 to 35231 (17%)
  • 36 to 45150 (11%)
  • 46 to 55118 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6583 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.2%)
  • Over 7527 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (42%)
  • Passenger429 (32%)
  • Pedestrian353 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,119 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes94 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle71 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach53 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1%)
  • Minibus13 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 74th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A724 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1986: 69, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7246982224
2ndA7458103721
3rdA735483016
4thA7234157010
5thA723859012
6thA726344917
7thA713245110
8thA7493037012
9thA702213317
10thB7078213009
11thM74192504
12thA725182422
13thA70173204
14thA721172907
15thA730172015
16thB7071161806
17thB768161804
18thB758101805
19thB701281104
20thB76281003

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1986

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 1986: 124.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1986

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 1986: 161.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years