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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2021, and 253 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2020 (233), and casualties fell from 321.

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

Collisions in 2021
184
Down 21% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
253
Down 21% on 2020
Fatal collisions
7
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
38% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2021

3.8% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2021 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.8%
  • Serious7038%
  • Slight10758%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious8132%
  • Slight16565%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 184, down 21% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 184
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday15 (8.2%)
  • Wednesday36 (20%)
  • Thursday35 (19%)
  • Friday35 (19%)
  • Saturday22 (12%)
  • Sunday16 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.5%)
  • February5 (2.7%)
  • March11 (6%)
  • April14 (7.6%)
  • May18 (9.8%)
  • June21 (11%)
  • July19 (10%)
  • August19 (10%)
  • September15 (8.2%)
  • October18 (9.8%)
  • November19 (10%)
  • December13 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (69%)
  • Wet or damp50 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph89 (48%)
  • 40 mph11 (6%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph41 (22%)
  • 70 mph25 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (26%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (62%)
  • Pedestrian41 (16%)
  • Cyclist18 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (5.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2026 (10%)
  • 21 to 2528 (11%)
  • 26 to 3546 (18%)
  • 36 to 4538 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (12%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.9%)
  • Over 759 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (58%)
  • Passenger65 (26%)
  • Pedestrian41 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car246 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (7%)
  • Motorcycle18 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 2021.

Collisions
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2021

Hamilton North and East, South Lanarkshire, ML3 6AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lanarkshire in 2021, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2021

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2021: 23, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM74233528
2ndA72101212
3rdA72491203
4thB707191204
5thA7381505
6thA74981204
7thA7027812
8thA7256802
9thA72661304
10thB707861002
11thA714601
12thA74(M)4911
13thA7213703
14thB7643302
15thA702401
16thA7432401
17thB70122201
18thA7061110
19thA7231100
20thA7281101

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2021

East Kilbride had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2021: 22.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2021

G72 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2021: 29.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2021, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2021.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years