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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 899 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2000, and 1,255 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1999 (922), and casualties fell from 1,337.

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

Collisions in 2000
899
Down 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,255
Down 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
12
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2000

1.3% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2000 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious18721%
  • Slight70078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious22318%
  • Slight1,01981%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 899, down 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (14%)
  • Tuesday125 (14%)
  • Wednesday134 (15%)
  • Thursday114 (13%)
  • Friday165 (18%)
  • Saturday131 (15%)
  • Sunday100 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59133 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59175 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59194 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8%)
  • February81 (9%)
  • March77 (8.6%)
  • April75 (8.3%)
  • May60 (6.7%)
  • June76 (8.5%)
  • July66 (7.3%)
  • August75 (8.3%)
  • September72 (8%)
  • October74 (8.2%)
  • November93 (10%)
  • December78 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight629 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds636 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds179 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp438 (49%)
  • Dry412 (46%)
  • Frost or ice27 (3%)
  • Snow16 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph485 (54%)
  • 40 mph24 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph42 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph226 (25%)
  • 70 mph120 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway601 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway215 (24%)
  • Roundabout62 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant893 (71%)
  • Pedestrian176 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (2.5%)
  • Cyclist26 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (2%)
  • Van occupant13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1064 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1582 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20174 (14%)
  • 21 to 25102 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 35281 (22%)
  • 36 to 45226 (18%)
  • 46 to 55117 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6580 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4.3%)
  • Over 7531 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider692 (55%)
  • Passenger387 (31%)
  • Pedestrian176 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,252 (82%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach44 (2.9%)
  • Motorcycle42 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle24 (1.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 82nd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2000

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2000: 79, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM7479124414
2ndA7255785016
3rdA724466009
4thA73365104
5thA749345016
6thA726324005
7thA71315228
8thA730284105
9thA702263925
10thA72243503
11thA723233405
12thA70202405
13thB7078183307
14thB7071162204
15thA706132006
16thA721122002
17thB758121402
18thB701291801
19thB70168804
20thB76271200

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2000

East Kilbride had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2000: 106.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2000

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2000: 128.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2000, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years