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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2020, and 321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 30% on 2019 (333), and casualties fell from 429.

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

Collisions in 2020
233
Down 30% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
321
Down 25% on 2019
Fatal collisions
8
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
33% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2020

3.4% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2020 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.4%
  • Serious7733%
  • Slight14864%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious8727%
  • Slight22470%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 233, down 30% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 233
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (15%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday46 (20%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (12%)
  • February26 (11%)
  • March12 (5.2%)
  • April10 (4.3%)
  • May13 (5.6%)
  • June25 (11%)
  • July16 (6.9%)
  • August27 (12%)
  • September19 (8.2%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November18 (7.7%)
  • December15 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (6.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (60%)
  • Wet or damp83 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph122 (52%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph16 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph55 (24%)
  • 70 mph23 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (21%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (61%)
  • Pedestrian62 (19%)
  • Van occupant17 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (5%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2022 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 2524 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3571 (22%)
  • 36 to 4553 (17%)
  • 46 to 5550 (16%)
  • 56 to 6543 (13%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.9%)
  • Over 753 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (55%)
  • Passenger83 (26%)
  • Pedestrian62 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car301 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 129th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
129th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2020

Hamilton North and East, South Lanarkshire, ML3 6AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lanarkshire in 2020, with 14 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2020

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2020: 22, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM74223318
2ndA723131504
3rdA73111615
4thB7078101313
5thA74991102
6thA7081302
7thA7181205
8thA7281102
9thA72471313
10thA7026904
11thA7216901
12thB707161222
13thA7065702
14thA7255800
15thA74(M)4401
16thA7263301
17thA7283400
18thA7303401
19thB7683302
20thB70182201

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2020

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2020: 30.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2020

ML11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2020: 50.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2020, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years