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East Kilbride road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,982 road traffic collisions in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,037 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 854 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, up 12% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
3,982
259th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,037
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
53 people killed
Serious collisions
854
930 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Up 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
34
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for East Kilbride

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal531.3%
  • Serious85421%
  • Slight3,07577%

What the data shows

  • East Kilbride had 323 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 53% fewer than the 692 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in East Kilbride were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 921 children under 16 were killed or injured in East Kilbride, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 47% of collisions in East Kilbride.

Where East Kilbride ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
259th
Most casualties
263rd
Most fatal collisions
209th
Most serious collisions
213th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday584 (15%)
  • Tuesday572 (14%)
  • Wednesday566 (14%)
  • Thursday612 (15%)
  • Friday706 (18%)
  • Saturday551 (14%)
  • Sunday391 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,812 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,102 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,579 (65%)
  • Roundabout703 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway578 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road87 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph3,024 (76%)
  • 40 mph260 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph551 (14%)
  • 60 mph96 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph28 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,815 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds778 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds162 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds68 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds52 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds19 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.3%)
  • Other55 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,802 (56%)
  • Pedestrian1,220 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist309 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist258 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant187 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant105 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant83 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

East Kilbride road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Kilbride, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in East Kilbride peaked at 140 in 1988; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252934
20242634
20232636
20222734
20212229
20201417
20193649
20185266
20173844
20165364
20156174
20145987
20135674
20125472
20117183
20106580
20098293
200888104
20076690
200690106
200597120
200496128
2003104134
200298125
2001114143
2000106143
1999122170
1998132164
1997129166
1996116164
1995124157
1994128161
1993111136
199296113
1991101134
1990120156
1989102120
1988140182
1987112130
1986122140
1985124173
1984123157
1983111132
1982116148
1981122158
19808999
19791214

Map of recent crashes in East Kilbride

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in East Kilbride

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in East Kilbride

The 24 most recent collisions in East Kilbride happened between 4 June and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in East Kilbride

The A726 has the most collisions in East Kilbride, 410 of 3,982 (10%), followed by the A725 (209).

Collisions in East Kilbride on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA726410581992
2ndA725209272325
3rdB761198257436
4thA749197259137
5thB764103142321
6thB78399128113
7thA77671311

Council area for East Kilbride

East Kilbride is in South Lanarkshire, where police recorded 33,807 collisions from 1979 to 2025. East Kilbride accounts for 12% of them.

Postcode districts in East Kilbride

Collisions in East Kilbride were recorded in 5 postcode districts, led by G74 (2,354) and G75 (1,607).