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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 919 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1994, and 1,300 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 217 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1993 (944), and casualties fell from 1,304.

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

Collisions in 1994
919
Down 3% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,300
Level with 1993
Fatal collisions
19
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
217
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 1994

2.1% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1994 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.1%
  • Serious21724%
  • Slight68374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.8%
  • Serious26420%
  • Slight1,01378%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 1994 is highlighted, with 919, down 3% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (14%)
  • Tuesday114 (12%)
  • Wednesday132 (14%)
  • Thursday139 (15%)
  • Friday157 (17%)
  • Saturday139 (15%)
  • Sunday107 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59215 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (6.5%)
  • February83 (9%)
  • March96 (10%)
  • April81 (8.8%)
  • May56 (6.1%)
  • June79 (8.6%)
  • July65 (7.1%)
  • August88 (9.6%)
  • September61 (6.6%)
  • October89 (9.7%)
  • November73 (7.9%)
  • December88 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight631 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds616 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds168 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (5.9%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (3.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Other9 (1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp441 (48%)
  • Dry416 (45%)
  • Frost or ice43 (4.7%)
  • Snow16 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph529 (58%)
  • 40 mph40 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph39 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph223 (24%)
  • 70 mph88 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway691 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway164 (18%)
  • Roundabout43 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant858 (66%)
  • Pedestrian230 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist43 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (2.5%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1080 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 15111 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20175 (13%)
  • 21 to 25172 (13%)
  • 26 to 35255 (20%)
  • 36 to 45170 (13%)
  • 46 to 55134 (10%)
  • 56 to 6576 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.7%)
  • Over 7531 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider635 (49%)
  • Passenger435 (33%)
  • Pedestrian230 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,256 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2.6%)
  • Motorcycle28 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 76th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1994

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1994: 52, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM745297112
2ndA724475839
3rdA73466819
4thA7263850013
5thA713356311
6thA749314613
7thB7078314605
8thA723304125
9thA725294012
10thA702264608
11thA72232903
12thA721223009
13thA70213319
14thA730192705
15thB768131408
16thB7012112103
17thB7071111412
18thB761111301
19thB762101202
20thB75991204

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1994

East Kilbride had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 1994: 128.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1994

ML11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 1994: 135.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1994, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years