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Hamilton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,168 road traffic collisions in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,193 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 57 were fatal and 921 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 27 collisions, down 25% on 2024 (36).

Collisions since 1979
4,168
249th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,193
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
57
64 people killed
Serious collisions
921
988 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
27
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
34
Down 36% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Hamilton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal571.4%
  • Serious92122%
  • Slight3,19077%

What the data shows

  • Hamilton had 386 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 700 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Hamilton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,283 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hamilton, 25% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in Hamilton.

Where Hamilton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
249th
Most casualties
253rd
Most fatal collisions
197th
Most serious collisions
200th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday538 (13%)
  • Tuesday583 (14%)
  • Wednesday595 (14%)
  • Thursday661 (16%)
  • Friday750 (18%)
  • Saturday598 (14%)
  • Sunday443 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,971 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,119 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit32 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,858 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway694 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road346 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout244 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph46 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph3,821 (92%)
  • 40 mph146 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph50 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph97 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,119 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds666 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds167 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds81 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds38 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.1%)
  • Other60 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,456 (47%)
  • Pedestrian1,857 (36%)
  • Cyclist261 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist219 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant141 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant106 (2%)
  • Van occupant76 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant32 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hamilton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hamilton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hamilton peaked at 158 in 1985; 2025 had 27.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 27
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252734
20243653
20232430
20222731
20212027
20203044
20194050
20184668
20177190
20166579
20157090
20146981
20135063
20125776
20116880
20107293
20096075
200878102
200783105
200693115
20057687
200494118
200391115
2002102134
2001100140
200098118
199992113
1998128165
1997131157
1996111134
1995145177
1994104123
1993118134
1992126163
1991123138
1990140181
1989134164
1988146180
1987124152
1986124161
1985158190
1984141166
1983128160
1982135164
1981124156
198083110
197967

Map of recent crashes in Hamilton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hamilton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hamilton

The 24 most recent collisions in Hamilton happened between 30 March and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hamilton

The A723 has the most collisions in Hamilton, 681 of 4,168 (16%), followed by the A724 (579).

Collisions in Hamilton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA72368183813152
2ndA72457975010123
3rdA72324435361
4thB7071180247340
5thB755141180231
6thB701295133123
7thM7475102311
8thA725304303
9thA7762733010
10thA721111103
11thA7461002
12thB70783910
13thB7533301

Council areas covering Hamilton

Collisions in Hamilton were recorded in 2 council areas. South Lanarkshire has 4,159 of 4,168 (99.8%).

Collisions in Hamilton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Lanarkshire4,1595,18156920
2ndNorth Lanarkshire81111

Postcode districts in Hamilton

Collisions in Hamilton were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by ML3 (4,138) and ML1 (22).