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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 944 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1993, and 1,304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1992 (958), and casualties fell from 1,333.

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

Collisions in 1993
944
Down 1% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,304
Down 2% on 1992
Fatal collisions
23
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 1993

2.4% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1993 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232.4%
  • Serious16017%
  • Slight76181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.9%
  • Serious20215%
  • Slight1,07783%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 1993 is highlighted, with 944, down 1% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (15%)
  • Tuesday120 (13%)
  • Wednesday156 (17%)
  • Thursday130 (14%)
  • Friday157 (17%)
  • Saturday131 (14%)
  • Sunday112 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59175 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59225 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (8.7%)
  • February60 (6.4%)
  • March93 (9.9%)
  • April78 (8.3%)
  • May79 (8.4%)
  • June78 (8.3%)
  • July67 (7.1%)
  • August79 (8.4%)
  • September74 (7.8%)
  • October75 (7.9%)
  • November77 (8.2%)
  • December102 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight679 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds651 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds163 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds63 (6.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds23 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry474 (50%)
  • Wet or damp386 (41%)
  • Frost or ice57 (6%)
  • Snow23 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph571 (60%)
  • 40 mph23 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph40 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph234 (25%)
  • 70 mph75 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway692 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway183 (19%)
  • Roundabout37 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant800 (61%)
  • Pedestrian268 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant86 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist45 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (2.4%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1089 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1597 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20171 (13%)
  • 21 to 25178 (14%)
  • 26 to 35243 (19%)
  • 36 to 45177 (14%)
  • 46 to 55122 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6591 (7%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.4%)
  • Over 7531 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider601 (46%)
  • Passenger435 (33%)
  • Pedestrian268 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,205 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach59 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (3%)
  • Motorcycle25 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.4%)
  • Minibus16 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 70th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
70th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1993

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1993: 48, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM7448119313
2ndA73466626
3rdA724445504
4thA723344514
5thA72334104
6thA7262949110
7thA725284013
8thA70273923
9thA721264926
10thB7078253114
11thB768252606
12thA749242814
13thB7071222604
14thA702213103
15thA71202715
16thA730192303
17thA74193112
18thA743101101
19thB701291000
20thB75891602

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1993

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 1993: 117.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1993

ML11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 1993: 154.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1993, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years