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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,131 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1989, and 1,536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 326 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (1,074), and casualties rose from 1,476.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,131
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,536
Up 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
31
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
326
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 1989

2.7% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1989 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal312.7%
  • Serious32629%
  • Slight77468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal362.3%
  • Serious38725%
  • Slight1,11372%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,131, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (14%)
  • Tuesday137 (12%)
  • Wednesday173 (15%)
  • Thursday176 (16%)
  • Friday189 (17%)
  • Saturday157 (14%)
  • Sunday142 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59287 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59224 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7%)
  • February89 (7.9%)
  • March74 (6.5%)
  • April83 (7.3%)
  • May91 (8%)
  • June91 (8%)
  • July75 (6.6%)
  • August111 (9.8%)
  • September90 (8%)
  • October128 (11%)
  • November114 (10%)
  • December106 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight795 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit243 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds803 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds189 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry584 (52%)
  • Wet or damp500 (44%)
  • Frost or ice33 (2.9%)
  • Snow13 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph744 (66%)
  • 40 mph37 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph231 (20%)
  • 70 mph100 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway877 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway186 (16%)
  • Roundabout48 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant862 (56%)
  • Pedestrian396 (26%)
  • Cyclist54 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (2.9%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 566 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 10105 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 15104 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20242 (16%)
  • 21 to 25218 (14%)
  • 26 to 35287 (19%)
  • 36 to 45158 (10%)
  • 46 to 55148 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6599 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7570 (4.6%)
  • Over 7539 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider647 (42%)
  • Passenger493 (32%)
  • Pedestrian396 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,334 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes100 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach64 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (3.2%)
  • Motorcycle43 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (2.4%)
  • Minibus13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 66th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1989: 59, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7459106419
2ndA7495679213
3rdA7245466410
4thA735184214
5thA714176217
6thA725395328
7thA723354917
8thA722943010
9thB70782831012
10thA726263319
11thA70254313
12thA7212432211
13thB7071202707
14thM74203827
15thA702192915
16thB768192403
17thA730182403
18thA706172717
19thA743142013
20thA89141504

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1989

Cambuslang had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 1989: 169.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1989

G72 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 1989: 233.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1989, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years