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ML3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,083 road traffic collisions in the ML3 postcode district, South Lanarkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 87 were fatal and 1,133 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, down 26% on 2024 (46).

Collisions since 1979
5,083
543rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,580
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
87
97 people killed
Serious collisions
1,133
1,259 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Down 26% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
43
Down 39% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ML3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal871.7%
  • Serious1,13322%
  • Slight3,86376%

What the data shows

  • ML3 had 483 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 881 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in ML3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,439 children under 16 were killed or injured in ML3, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in ML3.

Where ML3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
543rd
Most casualties
569th
Most fatal collisions
421st
Most serious collisions
261st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday675 (13%)
  • Tuesday694 (14%)
  • Wednesday736 (14%)
  • Thursday804 (16%)
  • Friday899 (18%)
  • Saturday718 (14%)
  • Sunday557 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,567 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,289 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting160 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit37 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,334 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway1,054 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road390 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout276 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph49 (1%)
  • 30 mph4,089 (80%)
  • 40 mph176 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph32 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph338 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph396 (7.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,719 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds878 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds206 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds101 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds56 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.2%)
  • Other71 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,533 (54%)
  • Pedestrian1,952 (30%)
  • Cyclist285 (4.3%)
  • Motorcyclist266 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant192 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant117 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant113 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)48 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant39 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant33 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ML3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ML3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ML3 peaked at 192 in 1985; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 34
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253443
20244671
20233649
20223543
20212839
20203654
20194961
20186190
201779101
20167997
201582110
201489108
20136481
201273114
201187102
201081106
200978103
200894122
2007109148
2006124151
200594114
2004114143
2003124170
2002128174
2001119168
2000131172
1999110155
1998153209
1997154194
1996133167
1995170212
1994118147
1993139170
1992149201
1991144168
1990167213
1989164207
1988177223
1987149189
1986161207
1985192241
1984161196
1983144178
1982161212
1981156197
198098150
1979910

Map of recent crashes in ML3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ML3

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ML3

The 24 most recent collisions in ML3 happened between 29 May and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ML3

The A723 has the most collisions in ML3, 864 of 5,083 (17%), followed by the A724 (586).

Collisions in ML3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7238641,12121194
2ndA72458676010124
3rdA72409562784
4thM743134711448
5thB7071208288345
6thB755142182231
7thB7012104143126
8thA72576115311
9thA7763239011
10thB7078173215
11thA721131303
12thA74101812
13thA7263801
14thA74(M)3300
15thB7533301

Council areas covering ML3

Collisions in ML3 were recorded in 2 council areas. South Lanarkshire has 5,072 of 5,083 (99.8%).

Collisions in ML3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Lanarkshire5,0726,564871,131
2ndNorth Lanarkshire81302

Town in ML3

Of the 5,083 collisions in ML3, 4,138 (81%) were in Hamilton.