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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 668 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2008, and 862 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2007 (686), and casualties fell from 943.

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

Collisions in 2008
668
Down 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
862
Down 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
15
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2008

2.2% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2008 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.2%
  • Serious11217%
  • Slight54181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious12615%
  • Slight71983%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 668, down 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 668
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (15%)
  • Tuesday114 (17%)
  • Wednesday101 (15%)
  • Thursday101 (15%)
  • Friday103 (15%)
  • Saturday84 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (11%)
  • February54 (8.1%)
  • March54 (8.1%)
  • April46 (6.9%)
  • May55 (8.2%)
  • June53 (7.9%)
  • July44 (6.6%)
  • August59 (8.8%)
  • September42 (6.3%)
  • October67 (10%)
  • November61 (9.1%)
  • December58 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight491 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds425 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Other19 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp309 (46%)
  • Dry294 (44%)
  • Frost or ice49 (7.3%)
  • Snow12 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph349 (52%)
  • 40 mph18 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph24 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph203 (30%)
  • 70 mph68 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway435 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (23%)
  • Roundabout58 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant576 (67%)
  • Pedestrian146 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.6%)
  • Cyclist21 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20132 (15%)
  • 21 to 25107 (12%)
  • 26 to 35149 (17%)
  • 36 to 45148 (17%)
  • 46 to 55106 (12%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.1%)
  • Over 7528 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider489 (57%)
  • Passenger227 (26%)
  • Pedestrian146 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car887 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle33 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle27 (2.4%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.3%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 74th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2008

Bothwell and Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, G71 8NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lanarkshire in 2008, with 27 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2008

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2008: 66, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM746687010
2ndA725344402
3rdA724334505
4thA73283315
5thA702233114
6thA72233013
7thB7078233213
8thA71203215
9thA726182205
10thA749182330
11thA723162101
12thA70152007
13thB7071131702
14thB768121602
15thA706101521
16thA72191231
17thB75891300
18thA7307800
19thB7615801
20thB7625501

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2008

East Kilbride had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2008: 88.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2008

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2008: 94.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years