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ML12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,539 road traffic collisions in the ML12 postcode district, South Lanarkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,014 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 147 were fatal and 688 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, down from 19 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,539
1,501st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
4,014
1.58 per collision
Fatal collisions
147
166 people killed
Serious collisions
688
966 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Down 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ML12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1475.8%
  • Serious68827%
  • Slight1,70467%

What the data shows

  • ML12 had 233 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 430 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in ML12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 344 children under 16 were killed or injured in ML12, 8.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 56% of collisions in ML12.

Where ML12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,501st
Most casualties
1,309th
Most fatal collisions
73rd
Most serious collisions
973rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday370 (15%)
  • Tuesday332 (13%)
  • Wednesday310 (12%)
  • Thursday342 (13%)
  • Friday413 (16%)
  • Saturday387 (15%)
  • Sunday385 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,736 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting670 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,685 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway807 (32%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout17 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph277 (11%)
  • 40 mph35 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph50 (2%)
  • 60 mph1,432 (56%)
  • 70 mph742 (29%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,623 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds425 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds189 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds93 (3.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds65 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds59 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist19 (0.7%)
  • Other58 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,895 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)246 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant235 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist212 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian142 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant130 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant81 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant37 (0.9%)
  • Cyclist32 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ML12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ML12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ML12 peaked at 99 in 1989; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251424
20241926
20232225
20222025
20211622
20201925
20193248
20183952
20172842
20162437
20153856
20142934
20133750
20123555
20114554
20103488
20094658
20085573
20075890
20065375
20056583
200471110
200369109
200273107
20016399
200071105
19996892
199878139
19976089
19964671
199570118
199463113
199380128
199291164
199177124
199092148
198999161
198886136
198784163
198682153
198571120
198467104
198365125
19826189
198168124
19804767
1979914

Map of recent crashes in ML12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ML12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ML12

The 24 most recent collisions in ML12 happened between 15 September 2024 and 30 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ML12

The A702 has the most collisions in ML12, 660 of 2,539 (26%), followed by the A74 (448).

Collisions in ML12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7026601,01335172
2ndA7444877738129
3rdM742543871240
4thA732514721575
5thA701243337881
6thA721221901032
7thA74(M)93124421
8thB701670119927
9thB7974367212
10thA7214161115
11thB740193305
12thB7078172225
13thB7076111611
14thB712111802
15thA703401
16thA7033401

Council areas covering ML12

Collisions in ML12 were recorded in 3 council areas. South Lanarkshire has 2,177 of 2,539 (86%).

Collisions in ML12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Lanarkshire2,1773,494129574
2ndScottish Borders33748717108
3rdDumfries and Galloway212715

Town in ML12

Of the 2,539 collisions in ML12, 136 (5.4%) were in Biggar.