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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2016, and 607 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2015 (459), and casualties rose from 599.

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

Collisions in 2016
466
Up 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
607
Up 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
17
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2016

3.6% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.6%
  • Serious7416%
  • Slight37580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183%
  • Serious8314%
  • Slight50683%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 466, up 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 466
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (16%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday67 (14%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9%)
  • February38 (8.2%)
  • March40 (8.6%)
  • April35 (7.5%)
  • May47 (10%)
  • June46 (9.9%)
  • July46 (9.9%)
  • August30 (6.4%)
  • September36 (7.7%)
  • October29 (6.2%)
  • November39 (8.4%)
  • December38 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (58%)
  • Wet or damp173 (37%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph271 (58%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph39 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph83 (18%)
  • 70 mph38 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (21%)
  • Roundabout40 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (64%)
  • Pedestrian105 (17%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.6%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2044 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 2578 (13%)
  • 26 to 35105 (17%)
  • 36 to 4584 (14%)
  • 46 to 55101 (17%)
  • 56 to 6566 (11%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.4%)
  • Over 7533 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (61%)
  • Passenger134 (22%)
  • Pedestrian105 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car667 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle25 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 88th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2016

Hamilton North and East, South Lanarkshire, ML3 6AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lanarkshire in 2016, with 18 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2016

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2016: 39, including 4 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM74394946
2ndA724283423
3rdA72243004
4thA73212713
5thA726192606
6thA723172312
7thA702152824
8thB7078152013
9thA749131601
10thB7071131301
11thA725121701
12thA71111903
13thA70101604
14thA73081013
15thA7217901
16thB70126701
17thA7065712
18thB70864400
19thB7594400
20thB7644400

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2016

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2016: 65.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2016

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2016: 79.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years