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B756 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 100 collisions on the B756 from 1979 to 2025, with 139 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 23 serious, and 3 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B756, up from none in 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
100
4,039th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
139
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
23
24 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B756

On the B756, 3% of collisions were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal33%
  • Serious2323%
  • Slight7474%

Where the B756 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,039th
Most casualties
4,002nd
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
3,899th

B756 accidents by year

Collisions on the B756 peaked at 7 in 1985 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B756, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202400
202334
202211
202100
202000
201900
201823
201700
201612
201511
201423
201333
201211
201111
201000
200922
200822
200711
200623
200524
200412
200323
200233
200135
200011
199900
199800
1997512
199633
199511
199400
199322
199234
199155
199000
198935
198857
198757
198613
1985712
198444
198333
198267
198149
198034
197944

When crashes happen on the B756

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B756 (22), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (23).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (9%)
  • Tuesday22 (22%)
  • Wednesday16 (16%)
  • Thursday18 (18%)
  • Friday17 (17%)
  • Saturday12 (12%)
  • Sunday6 (6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (1%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (2%)
  • 6am to 9am13 (13%)
  • 9am to noon14 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm14 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm23 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm14 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight19 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (13%)
  • February7 (7%)
  • March8 (8%)
  • April5 (5%)
  • May7 (7%)
  • June6 (6%)
  • July7 (7%)
  • August13 (13%)
  • September10 (10%)
  • October13 (13%)
  • November5 (5%)
  • December6 (6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight64 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (35%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B756 crashes

On the B756, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 51% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph97 (97%)
  • 40 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph1 (1%)
  • 70 mph1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds69 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (3%)
  • Other3 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry51 (51%)
  • Wet or damp46 (46%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway92 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (7%)
  • Roundabout1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B756 crashes

Car occupants make up 70% of the people killed or injured on the B756, followed by pedestrians (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (70%)
  • Pedestrian22 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car116 (78%)
  • Motorcycle10 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2038 (27%)
  • 21 to 2522 (16%)
  • 26 to 3524 (17%)
  • 36 to 459 (6.5%)
  • 46 to 5512 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 657 (5%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.2%)
  • Over 754 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider77 (55%)
  • Passenger40 (29%)
  • Pedestrian22 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B756

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B756

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B756 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B756 were recorded in 2 council areas. South Lanarkshire has the most, with 72, followed by North Lanarkshire (25).

Collisions on the B756 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Lanarkshire72101317
2ndNorth Lanarkshire253505

B756 crashes by town

Of the 100 collisions on the B756, 74 were in the built-up area of Uddingston.

Recent crashes on the B756

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B756, from 26 July 2005 to 31 October 2025.

Severity