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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 958 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1992, and 1,333 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 225 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1991 (983), and casualties fell from 1,366.

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

Collisions in 1992
958
Down 3% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,333
Down 2% on 1991
Fatal collisions
29
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
225
23% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 1992

3% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1992 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal293%
  • Serious22523%
  • Slight70473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal302.3%
  • Serious26620%
  • Slight1,03778%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 1992 is highlighted, with 958, down 3% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (14%)
  • Tuesday128 (13%)
  • Wednesday128 (13%)
  • Thursday130 (14%)
  • Friday194 (20%)
  • Saturday145 (15%)
  • Sunday99 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5964 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59215 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (8%)
  • February67 (7%)
  • March85 (8.9%)
  • April71 (7.4%)
  • May65 (6.8%)
  • June86 (9%)
  • July69 (7.2%)
  • August86 (9%)
  • September81 (8.5%)
  • October117 (12%)
  • November69 (7.2%)
  • December85 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight644 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit213 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds681 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds179 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry450 (47%)
  • Wet or damp438 (46%)
  • Frost or ice58 (6.1%)
  • Snow8 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph587 (61%)
  • 40 mph40 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph33 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph210 (22%)
  • 70 mph87 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway727 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway163 (17%)
  • Roundabout39 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant815 (61%)
  • Pedestrian277 (21%)
  • Van occupant66 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)47 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist38 (2.9%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1070 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1598 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20243 (18%)
  • 21 to 25195 (15%)
  • 26 to 35270 (20%)
  • 36 to 45150 (11%)
  • 46 to 55108 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6584 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7537 (2.8%)
  • Over 7524 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider603 (45%)
  • Passenger453 (34%)
  • Pedestrian277 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,209 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes93 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach54 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (2.5%)
  • Motorcycle25 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 72nd most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1992

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1992: 51, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM745169016
2ndA7244253111
3rdA734264110
4thA72374937
5thA726375217
6thA749313817
7thB7078283907
8thA74265327
9thA702254624
10thB7071253406
11thA723243128
12thA70233016
13thA721224113
14thB768213004
15thA725203722
16thA71172714
17thA730162102
18thA743121505
19thB7012101202
20thB758101402

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1992

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 1992: 126.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1992

ML11 and ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 1992, with 149 each.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1992, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years