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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 949 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1997, and 1,319 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1996 (895), and casualties rose from 1,274.

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

Collisions in 1997
949
Up 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,319
Up 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
19
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 1997

2% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1997 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192%
  • Serious19320%
  • Slight73778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.4%
  • Serious22917%
  • Slight1,07181%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 949, up 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (15%)
  • Tuesday127 (13%)
  • Wednesday142 (15%)
  • Thursday136 (14%)
  • Friday134 (14%)
  • Saturday148 (16%)
  • Sunday118 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59233 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59178 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (7.9%)
  • February80 (8.4%)
  • March80 (8.4%)
  • April82 (8.6%)
  • May76 (8%)
  • June88 (9.3%)
  • July83 (8.7%)
  • August71 (7.5%)
  • September67 (7.1%)
  • October90 (9.5%)
  • November59 (6.2%)
  • December98 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight693 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds649 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds202 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp474 (50%)
  • Dry442 (47%)
  • Frost or ice29 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph544 (57%)
  • 40 mph37 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph24 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph231 (24%)
  • 70 mph113 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway674 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway205 (22%)
  • Roundabout41 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant919 (70%)
  • Pedestrian194 (15%)
  • Cyclist59 (4.5%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1079 (6%)
  • 11 to 15106 (8%)
  • 16 to 20175 (13%)
  • 21 to 25156 (12%)
  • 26 to 35271 (21%)
  • 36 to 45172 (13%)
  • 46 to 55143 (11%)
  • 56 to 6588 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.3%)
  • Over 7528 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider686 (52%)
  • Passenger439 (33%)
  • Pedestrian194 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,296 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle40 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach37 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 77th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1997

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1997: 67, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM746794410
2ndA724425719
3rdA73415825
4thA749395007
5thA723364618
6thA72346306
7thA7263452011
8thB7078283823
9thA725273717
10thA71232923
11thA730234014
12thA70212913
13thA721193206
14thB758183005
15thA702162407
16thB7071141402
17thA706132005
18thB7012111703
19thA7481304
20thB7618901

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1997

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 1997: 131.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1997

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 1997: 154.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1997, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years