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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 979 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1998, and 1,416 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 203 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1997 (949), and casualties rose from 1,319.

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

Collisions in 1998
979
Up 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,416
Up 7% on 1997
Fatal collisions
16
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
203
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 1998

1.6% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1998 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious20321%
  • Slight76078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.5%
  • Serious24017%
  • Slight1,15582%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 979, up 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (13%)
  • Tuesday136 (14%)
  • Wednesday149 (15%)
  • Thursday148 (15%)
  • Friday171 (17%)
  • Saturday111 (11%)
  • Sunday140 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59150 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59189 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59239 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59154 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (9.3%)
  • February72 (7.4%)
  • March71 (7.3%)
  • April76 (7.8%)
  • May90 (9.2%)
  • June77 (7.9%)
  • July67 (6.8%)
  • August92 (9.4%)
  • September61 (6.2%)
  • October99 (10%)
  • November95 (9.7%)
  • December88 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight710 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit182 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds688 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds199 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp506 (52%)
  • Dry441 (45%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2.3%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph531 (54%)
  • 40 mph59 (6%)
  • 50 mph37 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph226 (23%)
  • 70 mph123 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway672 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway219 (22%)
  • Roundabout59 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant989 (70%)
  • Pedestrian199 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (4%)
  • Van occupant48 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist37 (2.6%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (4%)
  • 6 to 1071 (5%)
  • 11 to 1596 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20189 (13%)
  • 21 to 25156 (11%)
  • 26 to 35328 (23%)
  • 36 to 45231 (16%)
  • 46 to 55120 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6593 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.1%)
  • Over 7532 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider736 (52%)
  • Passenger481 (34%)
  • Pedestrian199 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,360 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (2.2%)
  • Motorcycle36 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 71st most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1998

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1998: 84, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM7484152018
2ndA724527716
3rdA7254356010
4thA749385018
5thA73335728
6thA723323706
7thA726325217
8thA70293607
9thB7078273903
10thA702265216
11thA72263707
12thA71233624
13thA730223104
14thA721162000
15thB7071142102
16thB768141705
17thA7491103
18thB7589902
19thB76492412
20thB701281101

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1998

East Kilbride had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 1998: 132.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1998

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 1998: 152.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1998, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years