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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 796 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2003, and 1,098 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2002 (865), and casualties fell from 1,186.

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

Collisions in 2003
796
Down 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,098
Down 7% on 2002
Fatal collisions
19
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2003

2.4% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2003 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.4%
  • Serious13016%
  • Slight64781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.7%
  • Serious14914%
  • Slight93085%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 796, down 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (15%)
  • Tuesday115 (14%)
  • Wednesday114 (14%)
  • Thursday121 (15%)
  • Friday115 (14%)
  • Saturday117 (15%)
  • Sunday96 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59149 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (6.9%)
  • February56 (7%)
  • March51 (6.4%)
  • April59 (7.4%)
  • May66 (8.3%)
  • June69 (8.7%)
  • July56 (7%)
  • August76 (9.5%)
  • September73 (9.2%)
  • October80 (10%)
  • November78 (9.8%)
  • December77 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight555 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds601 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry427 (54%)
  • Wet or damp342 (43%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph459 (58%)
  • 40 mph28 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph23 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph189 (24%)
  • 70 mph92 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway536 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway188 (24%)
  • Roundabout50 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant728 (66%)
  • Pedestrian167 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.7%)
  • Cyclist30 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1072 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1575 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20145 (13%)
  • 21 to 25109 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35195 (18%)
  • 36 to 45197 (18%)
  • 46 to 55127 (12%)
  • 56 to 6581 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.5%)
  • Over 7533 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider620 (56%)
  • Passenger311 (28%)
  • Pedestrian167 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,054 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle55 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach44 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Lanarkshire ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 82nd most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2003

Rutherglen Central and North, South Lanarkshire, G73 2LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lanarkshire in 2003, with 33 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2003

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2003: 61, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM746199111
2ndB7078416055
3rdA72315734
4thA724293213
5thA726294333
6thA73284010
7thA749273204
8thA71243308
9thA725233405
10thA723212916
11thA730202604
12thB7071171802
13thA70141912
14thA702132003
15thA721111701
16thB758111200
17thB762111503
18thA706101401
19thB701281302
20thB7598901

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2003

East Kilbride had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2003: 104.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2003

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2003: 124.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2003, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years