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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 504 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2014, and 657 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2013 (456), and casualties rose from 619.

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

Collisions in 2014
504
Up 11% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
657
Up 6% on 2013
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2014

2.2% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2014 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious7515%
  • Slight41883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious8413%
  • Slight56185%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 504, up 11% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 504
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (15%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday82 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.9%)
  • February49 (9.7%)
  • March44 (8.7%)
  • April40 (7.9%)
  • May30 (6%)
  • June44 (8.7%)
  • July42 (8.3%)
  • August40 (7.9%)
  • September42 (8.3%)
  • October45 (8.9%)
  • November43 (8.5%)
  • December50 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight362 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (54%)
  • Wet or damp210 (42%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.4%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph290 (58%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph22 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph116 (23%)
  • 70 mph47 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (19%)
  • Roundabout40 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant442 (67%)
  • Pedestrian98 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2077 (12%)
  • 21 to 2558 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 35124 (19%)
  • 36 to 4599 (15%)
  • 46 to 55103 (16%)
  • 56 to 6569 (11%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.3%)
  • Over 7532 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (62%)
  • Passenger154 (23%)
  • Pedestrian98 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car703 (80%)
  • Motorcycle41 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 85th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2014

Bothwell and Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, G71 8NN area, Hamilton North and East, South Lanarkshire, ML3 6AQ area and Rutherglen Central and North, South Lanarkshire, G73 2LQ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2014, with 22 collisions each.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2014

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2014: 35, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM74355624
2ndA724252900
3rdA725253612
4thA726183201
5thA72172103
6thA723172103
7thA70162114
8thA749162005
9thB7071141500
10thA702131712
11thA73131802
12thA71121603
13thB707891404
14thA72181302
15thA7307802
16thA74(M)7701
17thB70127902
18thB75871002
19thA7436900
20thB70865700

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2014

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2014: 69.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2014

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2014: 89.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2014, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years