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South Lanarkshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2025, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2024 (253), and casualties fell from 379.

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

Collisions in 2025
220
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
296
Down 22% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
45% of collisions

Crash severity in South Lanarkshire in 2025

1.8% of collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2025 were fatal and 45% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in South Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious10045%
  • Slight11653%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious11037%
  • Slight18261%

South Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,164 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 220, down 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 220
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (7.7%)
  • Tuesday22 (10%)
  • Wednesday36 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (19%)
  • Friday45 (20%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.9%)
  • February18 (8.2%)
  • March18 (8.2%)
  • April16 (7.3%)
  • May17 (7.7%)
  • June21 (9.5%)
  • July23 (10%)
  • August16 (7.3%)
  • September22 (10%)
  • October20 (9.1%)
  • November25 (11%)
  • December11 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds176 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (66%)
  • Wet or damp70 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (7.3%)
  • 30 mph113 (51%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph43 (20%)
  • 70 mph27 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (21%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (60%)
  • Pedestrian51 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (10%)
  • Van occupant19 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist6 (2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 103 (1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2027 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2534 (11%)
  • 26 to 3558 (20%)
  • 36 to 4537 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (11%)
  • 66 to 7525 (8.4%)
  • Over 7517 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (61%)
  • Passenger63 (21%)
  • Pedestrian51 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car279 (76%)
  • Motorcycle33 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Lanarkshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Lanarkshire had the 170th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Lanarkshire in 2025

Hamilton South, South Lanarkshire, ML3 8AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Lanarkshire in 2025, with 9 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2025

The M74 had the most collisions in South Lanarkshire in 2025: 24, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Lanarkshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM74244208
2ndA72491205
3rdA74991105
4thA7081314
5thB707881104
6thA70271304
7thA727903
8thA72371003
9thA7215800
10thB70865604
11thA7254601
12thA7264401
13thA734400
14thA713302
15thB70713302
16thB7433301
17thB7683500
18thA7062201
19thB70182201
20thB7552201

Towns in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2025

East Kilbride had the most collisions of any town in South Lanarkshire in 2025: 29.

Postcode districts in South Lanarkshire: crashes in 2025

ML11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Lanarkshire in 2025: 36.

Latest crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in South Lanarkshire in 2025, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2025.

Severity

South Lanarkshire road accidents in other years