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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2024, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2023 (262), and casualties rose from 370.

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

Collisions in 2024
253
Down 3% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
379
Up 2% on 2023
Fatal collisions
9
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
42% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2024

3.6% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2024 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.6%
  • Serious10542%
  • Slight13955%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious13435%
  • Slight23662%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 253, down 3% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 253
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (17%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday45 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.3%)
  • February18 (7.1%)
  • March18 (7.1%)
  • April25 (9.9%)
  • May26 (10%)
  • June17 (6.7%)
  • July21 (8.3%)
  • August18 (7.1%)
  • September28 (11%)
  • October23 (9.1%)
  • November19 (7.5%)
  • December19 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds176 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (23%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (57%)
  • Wet or damp100 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (6.3%)
  • 30 mph118 (47%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph21 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph53 (21%)
  • 70 mph38 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (23%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (69%)
  • Pedestrian55 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2048 (13%)
  • 21 to 2539 (10%)
  • 26 to 3557 (15%)
  • 36 to 4554 (14%)
  • 46 to 5549 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (10%)
  • 66 to 7530 (7.9%)
  • Over 7518 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (56%)
  • Passenger112 (30%)
  • Pedestrian55 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (76%)
  • Motorcycle38 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 142nd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2024

Hamilton South, South Lanarkshire, ML3 8AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lanarkshire in 2024, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2024

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2024: 30, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM74305429
2ndA724131504
3rdA70121417
4thB7078111405
5thA72101904
6thA7191302
7thA72591205
8thA72691615
9thA7381706
10thA7237812
11thA74961213
12thB70716702
13thA72151005
14thA7024412
15thA74(M)4403
16thB7684412
17thB7553901
18thA7432200
19thB70112300
20thB70162302

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2024

Hamilton had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2024: 36.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2024

ML11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2024: 49.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years