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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 454 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2012, and 640 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2011 (512), and casualties fell from 669.

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

Collisions in 2012
454
Down 11% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
640
Down 4% on 2011
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2012

2% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious6314%
  • Slight38284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious7211%
  • Slight55987%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 454, down 11% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 454
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (16%)
  • Thursday78 (17%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.5%)
  • February38 (8.4%)
  • March34 (7.5%)
  • April35 (7.7%)
  • May43 (9.5%)
  • June48 (11%)
  • July34 (7.5%)
  • August29 (6.4%)
  • September45 (9.9%)
  • October42 (9.3%)
  • November45 (9.9%)
  • December27 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (53%)
  • Wet or damp188 (41%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph252 (56%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph28 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph105 (23%)
  • 70 mph41 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (24%)
  • Roundabout37 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant400 (63%)
  • Pedestrian91 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2089 (14%)
  • 21 to 2572 (11%)
  • 26 to 35107 (17%)
  • 36 to 4594 (15%)
  • 46 to 55108 (17%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.6%)
  • Over 7538 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (57%)
  • Passenger184 (29%)
  • Pedestrian91 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car597 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4%)
  • Motorcycle28 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 98th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2012

Cambuslang West, South Lanarkshire, G72 7EP area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lanarkshire in 2012, with 19 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2012

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2012: 34, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM74344912
2ndA724263416
3rdA72222901
4thA749202511
5thA73172203
6thA725152511
7thA726142012
8thA723132803
9thA702122401
10thA71121500
11thA721111602
12thB7078111601
13thB7071101613
14thA73091102
15thA74(M)81000
16thA70671301
17thA705501
18thB70125702
19thB70164520
20thB7594400

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2012

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2012: 57.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2012

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2012: 73.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2012, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years