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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,074 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1988, and 1,476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 302 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1987 (921), and casualties rose from 1,256.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,074
Up 17% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,476
Up 18% on 1987
Fatal collisions
26
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
302
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 1988

2.4% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1988 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal262.4%
  • Serious30228%
  • Slight74669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal292%
  • Serious37325%
  • Slight1,07473%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,074, up 17% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (13%)
  • Tuesday137 (13%)
  • Wednesday136 (13%)
  • Thursday189 (18%)
  • Friday197 (18%)
  • Saturday151 (14%)
  • Sunday125 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59207 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59250 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (8.2%)
  • February74 (6.9%)
  • March86 (8%)
  • April97 (9%)
  • May101 (9.4%)
  • June88 (8.2%)
  • July95 (8.8%)
  • August74 (6.9%)
  • September100 (9.3%)
  • October81 (7.5%)
  • November99 (9.2%)
  • December91 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight750 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit248 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds774 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds209 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry541 (50%)
  • Wet or damp479 (45%)
  • Frost or ice45 (4.2%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph705 (66%)
  • 40 mph33 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph29 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph212 (20%)
  • 70 mph95 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway776 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway205 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout40 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant796 (54%)
  • Pedestrian353 (24%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (5%)
  • Van occupant55 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist54 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1085 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 15102 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20286 (19%)
  • 21 to 25208 (14%)
  • 26 to 35244 (17%)
  • 36 to 45173 (12%)
  • 46 to 55114 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6595 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7566 (4.5%)
  • Over 7542 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider635 (43%)
  • Passenger488 (33%)
  • Pedestrian353 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,230 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes111 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach83 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle75 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 65th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
65th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A724 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1988: 69, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7246985417
2ndA7234560011
3rdA744468417
4thA713575213
5thA7263547018
6thA723355112
7thA73335319
8thM742951210
9thA702273609
10thA725263813
11thA749263307
12thB7078264309
13thA721222805
14thA730172104
15thB7071171809
16thB768161604
17thA70122205
18thA706112015
19thB70117802
20thB7587801

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1988

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 1988: 146.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1988

G72 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 1988: 202.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years