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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 720 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2006, and 955 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2005 (737), and casualties rose from 939.

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

Collisions in 2006
720
Down 2% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
955
Up 2% on 2005
Fatal collisions
16
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2006

2.2% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious10414%
  • Slight60083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.7%
  • Serious12013%
  • Slight81986%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2006 is highlighted, with 720, down 2% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (14%)
  • Tuesday109 (15%)
  • Wednesday92 (13%)
  • Thursday109 (15%)
  • Friday121 (17%)
  • Saturday92 (13%)
  • Sunday99 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.6%)
  • February69 (9.6%)
  • March55 (7.6%)
  • April55 (7.6%)
  • May52 (7.2%)
  • June62 (8.6%)
  • July57 (7.9%)
  • August56 (7.8%)
  • September55 (7.6%)
  • October69 (9.6%)
  • November75 (10%)
  • December60 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight521 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds502 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds48 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry356 (49%)
  • Wet or damp346 (48%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1%)
  • 30 mph406 (56%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph25 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph184 (26%)
  • 70 mph75 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway479 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway163 (23%)
  • Roundabout53 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant635 (66%)
  • Pedestrian150 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.5%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (3%)
  • Cyclist24 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1051 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1564 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20148 (15%)
  • 21 to 25108 (11%)
  • 26 to 35153 (16%)
  • 36 to 45150 (16%)
  • 46 to 55112 (12%)
  • 56 to 6577 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.2%)
  • Over 7531 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider518 (54%)
  • Passenger287 (30%)
  • Pedestrian150 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car926 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (2.8%)
  • Motorcycle29 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 80th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2006

Hamilton North and East, South Lanarkshire, ML3 6AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lanarkshire in 2006, with 33 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2006

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2006: 57, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM74577515
2ndA724304305
3rdA725304202
4thA726294032
5thA73294614
6thA72263912
7thA723263104
8thA71233333
9thA749192005
10thB7078192304
11thA70182916
12thA702172512
13thA721141811
14thA730141902
15thB7071121600
16thB768121604
17thB7012101503
18thB75881502
19thA70661111
20thB70866800

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2006

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2006: 92.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2006

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2006: 123.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years