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ML8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,756 road traffic collisions in the ML8 postcode district, South Lanarkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 422 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,756
1,861st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,534
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
28
33 people killed
Serious collisions
422
499 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for ML8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal281.6%
  • Serious42224%
  • Slight1,30674%

What the data shows

  • ML8 had 155 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 293 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in ML8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 396 children under 16 were killed or injured in ML8, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 52% of collisions in ML8.

Where ML8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,861st
Most casualties
1,838th
Most fatal collisions
1,907th
Most serious collisions
1,701st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday251 (14%)
  • Tuesday249 (14%)
  • Wednesday230 (13%)
  • Thursday258 (15%)
  • Friday281 (16%)
  • Saturday254 (14%)
  • Sunday233 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,242 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit332 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting171 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,590 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout26 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph842 (48%)
  • 40 mph180 (10%)
  • 50 mph14 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph663 (38%)
  • 70 mph51 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,259 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds316 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds66 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Other42 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,741 (69%)
  • Pedestrian375 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (4%)
  • Cyclist100 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant85 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant32 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ML8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ML8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ML8 peaked at 65 in 1985; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251624
2024614
20231422
2022914
2021614
20201419
20191820
20182129
20172029
20163142
20151721
20142032
20132841
20122941
20112438
20103340
20092330
20083946
20073955
20064159
20054154
20043567
20033956
20023241
20014460
20004765
19995070
19986293
19975069
19964363
19954781
19945073
19936493
19925775
19915894
19906084
19894667
19885884
19875074
19866495
19856598
19845776
19834264
19824768
19815776
19803757
197967

Map of recent crashes in ML8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ML8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ML8

The 24 most recent collisions in ML8 happened between 9 October 2023 and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ML8

The A73 has the most collisions in ML8, 555 of 1,756 (32%), followed by the A721 (240).

Collisions in ML8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7355585212123
2ndA7212403441055
3rdA72149243241
4thB7011126166131
5thB70564873012
6thB7086111100
7thA714600
8thB70583300

Council areas covering ML8

Collisions in ML8 were recorded in 2 council areas. South Lanarkshire has 1,752 of 1,756 (99.8%).

Collisions in ML8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Lanarkshire1,7522,52728421
2ndNorth Lanarkshire4701

Town in ML8

Of the 1,756 collisions in ML8, 704 (40%) were in Carluke.