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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 895 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1996, and 1,274 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1995 (931), and casualties rose from 1,254.

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

Collisions in 1996
895
Down 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,274
Up 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
15
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 1996

1.7% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1996 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.7%
  • Serious17019%
  • Slight71079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.4%
  • Serious20716%
  • Slight1,04982%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 895, down 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (16%)
  • Tuesday129 (14%)
  • Wednesday112 (13%)
  • Thursday130 (15%)
  • Friday159 (18%)
  • Saturday107 (12%)
  • Sunday114 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59157 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59213 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (4.8%)
  • February73 (8.2%)
  • March62 (6.9%)
  • April86 (9.6%)
  • May69 (7.7%)
  • June57 (6.4%)
  • July77 (8.6%)
  • August85 (9.5%)
  • September87 (9.7%)
  • October89 (9.9%)
  • November84 (9.4%)
  • December83 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight652 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit168 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds654 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry461 (52%)
  • Wet or damp365 (41%)
  • Frost or ice45 (5%)
  • Snow19 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph499 (56%)
  • 40 mph40 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph34 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph217 (24%)
  • 70 mph105 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway652 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway172 (19%)
  • Roundabout52 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant877 (69%)
  • Pedestrian230 (18%)
  • Cyclist44 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2.1%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (2%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1094 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 15104 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20198 (16%)
  • 21 to 25157 (12%)
  • 26 to 35240 (19%)
  • 36 to 45169 (13%)
  • 46 to 55104 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6580 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4%)
  • Over 7524 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (49%)
  • Passenger422 (33%)
  • Pedestrian230 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,189 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2.6%)
  • Motorcycle30 (2%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 83rd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1996

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1996: 55, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM745586011
2ndA73447709
3rdA724405215
4thA725395617
5thB70783967110
6thA726334106
7thA749284102
8thA70274714
9thA72273914
10thA712436310
11thA723243205
12thA702213912
13thA730161902
14thB7071141702
15thA706111814
16thB758111301
17thA743101603
18thA7491711
19thB7628802
20thB70127802

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1996

East Kilbride had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 1996: 116.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1996

ML11 and ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 1996, with 131 each.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1996, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years