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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 737 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2005, and 939 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2004 (781), and casualties fell from 1,081.

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

Collisions in 2005
737
Down 6% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
939
Down 13% on 2004
Fatal collisions
17
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2005

2.3% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.3%
  • Serious7811%
  • Slight64287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.8%
  • Serious9610%
  • Slight82688%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 737, down 6% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (15%)
  • Tuesday93 (13%)
  • Wednesday116 (16%)
  • Thursday106 (14%)
  • Friday108 (15%)
  • Saturday103 (14%)
  • Sunday98 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.6%)
  • February56 (7.6%)
  • March63 (8.5%)
  • April49 (6.6%)
  • May61 (8.3%)
  • June48 (6.5%)
  • July58 (7.9%)
  • August73 (9.9%)
  • September63 (8.5%)
  • October73 (9.9%)
  • November70 (9.5%)
  • December67 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight530 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds508 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (49%)
  • Wet or damp343 (47%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.3%)
  • Snow9 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph386 (52%)
  • 40 mph31 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph39 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph192 (26%)
  • 70 mph89 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (23%)
  • Roundabout49 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant616 (66%)
  • Pedestrian146 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist29 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4%)
  • 11 to 1566 (7%)
  • 16 to 20149 (16%)
  • 21 to 2594 (10%)
  • 26 to 35156 (17%)
  • 36 to 45160 (17%)
  • 46 to 55115 (12%)
  • 56 to 6579 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.9%)
  • Over 7525 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider545 (58%)
  • Passenger248 (26%)
  • Pedestrian146 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car929 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle46 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 85th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2005

East Kilbride Central North, South Lanarkshire, G74 1ND area, Hamilton North and East, South Lanarkshire, ML3 6AQ area and Rutherglen Central and North, South Lanarkshire, G73 2LQ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2005, with 23 collisions each.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2005

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2005: 64, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM74648736
2ndA724445305
3rdA749364924
4thA73314304
5thA725303711
6thA70283316
7thA71273125
8thA72273504
9thA726253605
10thA702212802
11thB7078203012
12thA723152011
13thB7071141701
14thA730131702
15thA70681201
16thA7218900
17thB7587901
18thB7646700
19thB70125501
20thB7435500

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2005

East Kilbride had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2005: 97.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2005

G72 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2005: 104.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2005, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years