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Bothwell road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, from 1980 to 2025, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 57 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
313
1,510th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
400
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
9 people killed
Serious collisions
57
63 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bothwell

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious5718%
  • Slight24980%

What the data shows

  • Bothwell had 26 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 53 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Bothwell were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 77 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bothwell, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 49% of collisions in Bothwell.

Where Bothwell ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,510th
Most casualties
1,525th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
1,615th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (19%)
  • Thursday39 (12%)
  • Friday57 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (16%)
  • Roundabout19 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph261 (83%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph34 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant236 (59%)
  • Pedestrian99 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bothwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bothwell, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Bothwell peaked at 15 in 1990; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202538
202423
202300
202211
202133
202026
201933
201823
201756
201655
201545
201455
201334
201277
20111012
2010810
200933
200846
2007614
200637
20051111
20041214
20031011
200289
20011315
200037
1999811
1998711
199789
1996912
199577
199477
199366
19921418
1991912
19901527
19891313
198877
1987910
198678
19851319
19841112
198369
198288
1981912
198044

Map of recent crashes in Bothwell

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bothwell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bothwell

The 24 most recent collisions in Bothwell happened between 10 September 2016 and 26 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bothwell

The B7071 has the most collisions in Bothwell, 149 of 313 (48%), followed by the M74 (29).

Collisions in Bothwell on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB7071149183323
2ndM74294824
3rdA725203204

Council area for Bothwell

Bothwell is in South Lanarkshire, where police recorded 33,807 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bothwell accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode district for Bothwell

All 313 collisions in Bothwell were in the G71 postcode district.