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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 849 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2001, and 1,184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2000 (899), and casualties fell from 1,255.

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

Collisions in 2001
849
Down 6% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,184
Down 6% on 2000
Fatal collisions
9
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
18% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2001

1.1% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2001 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious15618%
  • Slight68481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious18215%
  • Slight99384%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 849, down 6% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (14%)
  • Tuesday121 (14%)
  • Wednesday116 (14%)
  • Thursday140 (16%)
  • Friday140 (16%)
  • Saturday112 (13%)
  • Sunday104 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59216 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (8%)
  • February68 (8%)
  • March59 (6.9%)
  • April53 (6.2%)
  • May58 (6.8%)
  • June65 (7.7%)
  • July75 (8.8%)
  • August72 (8.5%)
  • September76 (9%)
  • October76 (9%)
  • November86 (10%)
  • December93 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight608 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds622 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds156 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry407 (48%)
  • Wet or damp387 (46%)
  • Frost or ice41 (4.8%)
  • Snow11 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph479 (56%)
  • 40 mph36 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph27 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph197 (23%)
  • 70 mph109 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway584 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway195 (23%)
  • Roundabout52 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant811 (68%)
  • Pedestrian162 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist32 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (3%)
  • 6 to 1063 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1575 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20160 (14%)
  • 21 to 25124 (10%)
  • 26 to 35256 (22%)
  • 36 to 45165 (14%)
  • 46 to 55147 (12%)
  • 56 to 6586 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4.2%)
  • Over 7523 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider657 (55%)
  • Passenger365 (31%)
  • Pedestrian162 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,139 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (6%)
  • Motorcycle61 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Lanarkshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 85th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2001

Rutherglen Central and North, South Lanarkshire, G73 2LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lanarkshire in 2001, with 38 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2001

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2001: 71, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM747196010
2ndA725446305
3rdA724436019
4thA73365508
5thA702738010
6thB7078273317
7thA749263204
8thB7071233503
9thA702214116
10thA72212802
11thA71203413
12thA723183213
13thA726182614
14thA730183403
15thB768182214
16thA721131804
17thB758132412
18thA7437701
19thM737800
20thA70661001

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2001

East Kilbride had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2001: 114.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2001

ML11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2001: 122.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years