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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2017, and 534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2016 (466), and casualties fell from 607.

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

Collisions in 2017
395
Down 15% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
534
Down 12% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2017

1.5% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious6817%
  • Slight32181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious8716%
  • Slight44183%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 395, down 15% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 395
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (11%)
  • Tuesday66 (17%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (10%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.4%)
  • February26 (6.6%)
  • March42 (11%)
  • April22 (5.6%)
  • May38 (9.6%)
  • June42 (11%)
  • July27 (6.8%)
  • August34 (8.6%)
  • September34 (8.6%)
  • October28 (7.1%)
  • November28 (7.1%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (58%)
  • Wet or damp141 (36%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.3%)
  • Snow8 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph222 (56%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph24 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph83 (21%)
  • 70 mph34 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (21%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (69%)
  • Pedestrian79 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6%)
  • 16 to 2051 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2554 (10%)
  • 26 to 35101 (19%)
  • 36 to 4578 (15%)
  • 46 to 5589 (17%)
  • 56 to 6559 (11%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.1%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (61%)
  • Passenger128 (24%)
  • Pedestrian79 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car570 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle23 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 104th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2017

Hamilton North and East, South Lanarkshire, ML3 6AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lanarkshire in 2017, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2017

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2017: 35, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM74354503
2ndA724243203
3rdA73213503
4thA70162507
5thA72162500
6thB7078152203
7thA723141910
8thB7071141703
9thA702121414
10thA725111202
11thA749111412
12thA726101201
13thA7192012
14thB701271300
15thB70864611
16thB7614400
17thA7063701
18thA7213401
19thA7303400
20thA7433300

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2017

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2017: 71.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2017

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2017: 79.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years