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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2018, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2017 (395), and casualties fell from 534.

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

Collisions in 2018
381
Down 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
506
Down 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
13
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
13% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2018

3.4% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2018 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.4%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight31783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious5611%
  • Slight43786%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 381, down 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 381
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (18%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (10%)
  • February35 (9.2%)
  • March28 (7.3%)
  • April26 (6.8%)
  • May36 (9.4%)
  • June38 (10%)
  • July17 (4.5%)
  • August33 (8.7%)
  • September35 (9.2%)
  • October29 (7.6%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December26 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (57%)
  • Wet or damp131 (34%)
  • Snow15 (3.9%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph204 (54%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph23 (6%)
  • 60 mph80 (21%)
  • 70 mph44 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (25%)
  • Roundabout36 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (69%)
  • Pedestrian65 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2040 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2551 (10%)
  • 26 to 3586 (17%)
  • 36 to 4577 (15%)
  • 46 to 5584 (17%)
  • 56 to 6554 (11%)
  • 66 to 7543 (8.5%)
  • Over 7522 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (60%)
  • Passenger135 (27%)
  • Pedestrian65 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 101st most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2018

Hamilton North and East, South Lanarkshire, ML3 6AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lanarkshire in 2018, with 16 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2018

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2018: 39, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM74395334
2ndA724192011
3rdA725172312
4thA702162343
5thA73162214
6thB7078162605
7thA72142702
8thA70131600
9thA723131901
10thA71111402
11thA726111700
12thA749101201
13thA72191311
14thB707161101
15thA7304700
16thA74(M)3301
17thA7433300
18thB7593301
19thA7062300
20thA742200

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2018

East Kilbride had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2018: 52.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2018

ML3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2018: 61.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2018, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years