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G72 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,221 road traffic collisions in the G72 postcode district, South Lanarkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 77 were fatal and 947 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 26 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1979
4,221
801st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,448
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
77
81 people killed
Serious collisions
947
1,072 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
26
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
Down 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for G72

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal771.8%
  • Serious94722%
  • Slight3,19776%

What the data shows

  • G72 had 321 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 647 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in G72 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,130 children under 16 were killed or injured in G72, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in G72.

Where G72 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
801st
Most casualties
853rd
Most fatal collisions
551st
Most serious collisions
469th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday595 (14%)
  • Tuesday575 (14%)
  • Wednesday624 (15%)
  • Thursday685 (16%)
  • Friday689 (16%)
  • Saturday556 (13%)
  • Sunday497 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,976 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,104 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,914 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway1,043 (25%)
  • Roundabout174 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road71 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph3,232 (77%)
  • 40 mph85 (2%)
  • 50 mph109 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph473 (11%)
  • 70 mph295 (7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,059 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds744 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds169 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds102 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds39 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.3%)
  • Other67 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,893 (53%)
  • Pedestrian1,477 (27%)
  • Cyclist259 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist243 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant228 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant125 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant122 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)46 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant30 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

G72 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in G72, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in G72 peaked at 251 in 1990; 2025 had 26.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 26
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252631
20242440
20233747
20221416
20212933
20201725
20194154
20183244
20174965
20165263
20155360
20146271
20134965
201262108
20115476
20105166
20097795
200878106
20077595
200686107
2005104126
200491114
200391111
2002109141
2001102140
2000114151
1999114157
1998105144
199794128
1996111147
1995104130
1994114154
1993110148
1992114156
1991128167
1990251326
1989233282
1988202262
1987108144
1986133151
1985124156
1984112138
1983135159
1982114137
1981128167
198091120
19791725

Map of recent crashes in G72

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in G72

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in G72

The 24 most recent collisions in G72 happened between 14 February and 12 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in G72

The A724 has the most collisions in G72, 1,026 of 4,221 (24%), followed by the A725 (382).

Collisions in G72 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7241,0261,27034248
2ndA7253825351667
3rdB7012170216146
4thB758168215035
5thA749163253441
6thB759133200123
7thA763648107
8thA89334109
9thB762293719
10thA81234407
11thA74192406
12thA8192505
13thA802111202
14thA8797702
15thB7637702
16thA7266902
17thA7766613
18thA8036701
19thA8146700
20thA826601
21stA7594502
22ndM84601
23rdA7213402
24thA7303800
25thA8043301

Council area for G72

G72 is in South Lanarkshire, where police recorded 33,807 collisions from 1979 to 2025. G72 accounts for 12% of them.

Towns in G72

Collisions in G72 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Cambuslang (1,628) and Blantyre (1,254).