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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 922 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1999, and 1,337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1998 (979), and casualties fell from 1,416.

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

Collisions in 1999
922
Down 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,337
Down 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
21
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 1999

2.3% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1999 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.3%
  • Serious20022%
  • Slight70176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.7%
  • Serious23418%
  • Slight1,08081%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 922, down 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (15%)
  • Tuesday119 (13%)
  • Wednesday125 (14%)
  • Thursday135 (15%)
  • Friday141 (15%)
  • Saturday154 (17%)
  • Sunday109 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59162 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (9.4%)
  • February69 (7.5%)
  • March76 (8.2%)
  • April62 (6.7%)
  • May75 (8.1%)
  • June82 (8.9%)
  • July66 (7.2%)
  • August81 (8.8%)
  • September80 (8.7%)
  • October88 (9.5%)
  • November73 (7.9%)
  • December83 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight658 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds616 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds183 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds66 (7.2%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Other13 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp439 (48%)
  • Dry430 (47%)
  • Frost or ice33 (3.6%)
  • Snow12 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph498 (54%)
  • 40 mph36 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph28 (3%)
  • 60 mph232 (25%)
  • 70 mph125 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway629 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway209 (23%)
  • Roundabout62 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant927 (69%)
  • Pedestrian187 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist40 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1069 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 15104 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20204 (15%)
  • 21 to 25139 (10%)
  • 26 to 35302 (23%)
  • 36 to 45196 (15%)
  • 46 to 55113 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6593 (7%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.6%)
  • Over 7527 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider718 (54%)
  • Passenger432 (32%)
  • Pedestrian187 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,269 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle48 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.2%)
  • Minibus12 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 82nd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1999

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 1999: 86, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM7486151417
2ndA7245069114
3rdA725477102
4thA73375119
5thA70294708
6thA71295048
7thA749293606
8thA726263716
9thB7078263424
10thA72244107
11thA723243204
12thA730192613
13thA702172707
14thB7071162204
15thB758151901
16thB768141704
17thA706121915
18thB764101610
19thA72191404
20thB76181001

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1999

East Kilbride had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 1999: 122.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 1999

ML11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 1999: 136.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 1999, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years