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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 686 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2007, and 943 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2006 (720), and casualties fell from 955.

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

Collisions in 2007
686
Down 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
943
Down 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2007

1.7% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious10115%
  • Slight57384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious12313%
  • Slight80685%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 686, down 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (15%)
  • Tuesday83 (12%)
  • Wednesday84 (12%)
  • Thursday111 (16%)
  • Friday117 (17%)
  • Saturday90 (13%)
  • Sunday98 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.9%)
  • February72 (10%)
  • March59 (8.6%)
  • April39 (5.7%)
  • May55 (8%)
  • June64 (9.3%)
  • July46 (6.7%)
  • August60 (8.7%)
  • September52 (7.6%)
  • October63 (9.2%)
  • November61 (8.9%)
  • December61 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight468 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds467 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds52 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp337 (49%)
  • Dry330 (48%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph366 (53%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph21 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph192 (28%)
  • 70 mph82 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway443 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway161 (23%)
  • Roundabout53 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant663 (70%)
  • Pedestrian126 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist26 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20150 (16%)
  • 21 to 25125 (13%)
  • 26 to 35151 (16%)
  • 36 to 45168 (18%)
  • 46 to 55109 (12%)
  • 56 to 6573 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.6%)
  • Over 7528 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider546 (58%)
  • Passenger271 (29%)
  • Pedestrian126 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car936 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle35 (3%)
  • Motorcycle32 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Lanarkshire ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 79th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2007

Hamilton North and East, South Lanarkshire, ML3 6AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lanarkshire in 2007, with 32 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2007

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2007: 77, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM7477114013
2ndA724384504
3rdA725334901
4thA72314009
5thA702294134
6thA73263011
7thA70243416
8thA723243503
9thB7078243603
10thA71204014
11thA749182102
12thA726163204
13thB7071163100
14thA721121504
15thA730121402
16thB758101301
17thA70681302
18thB70126600
19thB7686702
20thB70164500

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2007

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2007: 83.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2007

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2007: 108.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2007, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years