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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2019, and 429 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2018 (381), and casualties fell from 506.

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

Collisions in 2019
333
Down 13% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
429
Down 15% on 2018
Fatal collisions
12
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2019

3.6% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2019 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.6%
  • Serious8425%
  • Slight23771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133%
  • Serious9622%
  • Slight32075%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 333, down 13% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 333
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (16%)
  • Tuesday57 (17%)
  • Wednesday58 (17%)
  • Thursday35 (11%)
  • Friday56 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (11%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.5%)
  • February28 (8.4%)
  • March30 (9%)
  • April35 (11%)
  • May17 (5.1%)
  • June20 (6%)
  • July30 (9%)
  • August23 (6.9%)
  • September34 (10%)
  • October27 (8.1%)
  • November39 (12%)
  • December25 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (58%)
  • Wet or damp131 (39%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph171 (51%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph20 (6%)
  • 60 mph80 (24%)
  • 70 mph37 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (22%)
  • Roundabout20 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (65%)
  • Pedestrian72 (17%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.9%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2037 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 3575 (17%)
  • 36 to 4553 (12%)
  • 46 to 5560 (14%)
  • 56 to 6562 (14%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.4%)
  • Over 7532 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (59%)
  • Passenger102 (24%)
  • Pedestrian72 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car462 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle21 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 114th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2019

Hamilton North and East, South Lanarkshire, ML3 0DF area and Rutherglen Central and North, South Lanarkshire, G73 2LQ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2019, with 11 collisions each.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2019

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2019: 34, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM743446312
2ndA724182102
3rdA725172402
4thA73162434
5thA749152012
6thA7291503
7thA72691302
8thB707891202
9thA7081212
10thA72381303
11thA717900
12thA7217813
13thA7307900
14thB70717900
15thA7025503
16thB70165602
17thA74(M)4501
18thB70113301
19thB70123302
20thB7683301

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2019

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2019: 40.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2019

ML11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2019: 50.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2019, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2019.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years