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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2015, and 599 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2014 (504), and casualties fell from 657.

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

Collisions in 2015
459
Down 9% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
599
Down 9% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2015

0.9% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6815%
  • Slight38784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious7112%
  • Slight52487%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 459, down 9% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 459
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (12%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.9%)
  • February30 (6.5%)
  • March44 (9.6%)
  • April32 (7%)
  • May33 (7.2%)
  • June31 (6.8%)
  • July35 (7.6%)
  • August51 (11%)
  • September36 (7.8%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December34 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (54%)
  • Wet or damp184 (40%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.1%)
  • Snow11 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph258 (56%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph26 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph87 (19%)
  • 70 mph56 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (25%)
  • Roundabout41 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (67%)
  • Pedestrian83 (14%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2064 (11%)
  • 21 to 2566 (11%)
  • 26 to 35121 (20%)
  • 36 to 4584 (14%)
  • 46 to 5595 (16%)
  • 56 to 6559 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.5%)
  • Over 7527 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider380 (63%)
  • Passenger136 (23%)
  • Pedestrian83 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car628 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle32 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 88th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2015

Hamilton North and East, South Lanarkshire, ML3 6AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lanarkshire in 2015, with 21 collisions.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2015

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2015: 39, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM74395506
2ndA726232912
3rdA72222902
4thA724202402
5thA725182101
6thB7071172102
7thA723161904
8thB7078142902
9thA71131603
10thA74(M)132212
11thA702121502
12thA749122001
13thA73111712
14thA7091602
15thA7308902
16thA745701
17thB7615601
18thB70124800
19thB7594401
20thA7213400

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2015

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2015: 70.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2015

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2015: 82.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years