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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2013, and 619 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2012 (454), and casualties fell from 640.

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

Collisions in 2013
456
Level with 2012
Casualties in 2013
619
Down 3% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
13% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2013

1.1% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2013 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight39286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious6911%
  • Slight54488%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2013 is highlighted, with 456, level with 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 456
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday84 (18%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.7%)
  • February37 (8.1%)
  • March35 (7.7%)
  • April32 (7%)
  • May47 (10%)
  • June26 (5.7%)
  • July42 (9.2%)
  • August41 (9%)
  • September29 (6.4%)
  • October36 (7.9%)
  • November43 (9.4%)
  • December53 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (5.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (50%)
  • Wet or damp198 (43%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.3%)
  • Snow11 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph250 (55%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph21 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph101 (22%)
  • 70 mph51 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (24%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (67%)
  • Pedestrian67 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (4.5%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2064 (10%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 35107 (17%)
  • 36 to 4596 (16%)
  • 46 to 55106 (17%)
  • 56 to 6561 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (6%)
  • Over 7525 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider388 (63%)
  • Passenger164 (26%)
  • Pedestrian67 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car618 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle30 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 90th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2013

Rutherglen Central and North, South Lanarkshire, G73 2LQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lanarkshire in 2013, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2013

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2013: 46, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM74466708
2ndA724202701
3rdA749203901
4thA726162200
5thA70151903
6thA72151900
7thA721152204
8thA73152212
9thB7078152121
10thB7071142003
11thA725131701
12thA702121912
13thA71101902
14thA72391101
15thA74(M)81001
16thA7437702
17thA7305800
18thB7685601
19thB7594700
20thB70193501

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2013

East Kilbride had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2013: 56.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2013

ML11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2013: 70.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2013, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years