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ML9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,671 road traffic collisions in the ML9 postcode district, South Lanarkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,798 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 725 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 20 collisions, down 23% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
2,671
1,443rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,798
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
64
72 people killed
Serious collisions
725
907 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
Down 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
Down 38% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ML9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal642.4%
  • Serious72527%
  • Slight1,88270%

What the data shows

  • ML9 had 274 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 480 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in ML9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 618 children under 16 were killed or injured in ML9, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 49% of collisions in ML9.

Where ML9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,443rd
Most casualties
1,380th
Most fatal collisions
819th
Most serious collisions
906th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday395 (15%)
  • Tuesday316 (12%)
  • Wednesday353 (13%)
  • Thursday401 (15%)
  • Friday469 (18%)
  • Saturday396 (15%)
  • Sunday341 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,837 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit532 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting284 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,124 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway439 (16%)
  • Roundabout61 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph1,366 (51%)
  • 40 mph33 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph71 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph798 (30%)
  • 70 mph378 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,914 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds451 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds132 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds55 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds25 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.3%)
  • Other49 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,516 (66%)
  • Pedestrian591 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant137 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist127 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant99 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)79 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ML9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ML9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ML9 peaked at 88 in 1996; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 20
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252026
20242642
20232837
20222128
20211422
20202537
20193041
20183543
20173150
20164464
20155177
20144052
20134456
20122930
20113342
20104566
20096295
20085771
20076284
20065792
20055568
20047299
200373108
200280105
20015982
200085134
199981127
19986689
199773103
199688124
199573101
199476123
19937394
19926077
199173117
19906795
198988127
198873121
198787115
198677102
198577114
198477118
198375100
198276105
19817398
19805178
1979919

Map of recent crashes in ML9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ML9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ML9

The 24 most recent collisions in ML9 happened between 23 November 2024 and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ML9

The B7078 has the most collisions in ML9, 560 of 2,671 (21%), followed by the A71 (521).

Collisions in ML9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB707856078013156
2ndA7152179815147
3rdM743755851489
4thA72273461877
5thB7019100129125
6thA746803
7thB70686702

Council areas covering ML9

Collisions in ML9 were recorded in 2 council areas. South Lanarkshire has 2,666 of 2,671 (99.8%).

Collisions in ML9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Lanarkshire2,6663,79364724
2ndNorth Lanarkshire4401

Towns in ML9

Collisions in ML9 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Larkhall (927) and Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire (285).