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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2010, and 706 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2009 (598), and casualties fell from 762.

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

Collisions in 2010
512
Down 14% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
706
Down 7% on 2009
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2010

2.1% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious7414%
  • Slight42783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious8312%
  • Slight61187%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 512, down 14% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 512
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (17%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday78 (15%)
  • Saturday61 (12%)
  • Sunday62 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.6%)
  • February52 (10%)
  • March51 (10%)
  • April37 (7.2%)
  • May48 (9.4%)
  • June41 (8%)
  • July41 (8%)
  • August39 (7.6%)
  • September38 (7.4%)
  • October38 (7.4%)
  • November49 (9.6%)
  • December39 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight386 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other19 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (57%)
  • Wet or damp154 (30%)
  • Frost or ice42 (8.2%)
  • Snow22 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph295 (58%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph124 (24%)
  • 70 mph57 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (25%)
  • Roundabout43 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (64%)
  • Pedestrian97 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (3%)
  • Cyclist19 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20133 (19%)
  • 21 to 2577 (11%)
  • 26 to 35118 (17%)
  • 36 to 45104 (15%)
  • 46 to 5593 (13%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.2%)
  • Over 7528 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (54%)
  • Passenger230 (33%)
  • Pedestrian97 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car653 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle28 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle21 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 93rd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2010

Hamilton North and East, South Lanarkshire, ML3 6AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lanarkshire in 2010, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2010

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2010: 45, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM74456317
2ndA725263403
3rdA724252913
4thA73227013
5thA72203004
6thA726162105
7thA71152324
8thA749142802
9thB7071141901
10thB7078132012
11thA723121302
12thA70111101
13thA74(M)91001
14thA72181003
15thA7308920
16thA70271003
17thB70127901
18thB7687810
19thB70164620
20thB7614401

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2010

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2010: 72.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2010

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2010: 81.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2010.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years