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Lesmahagow road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 161 road traffic collisions in Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire, from 1980 to 2025, and 203 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 53 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
161
2,181st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
203
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Serious collisions
53
58 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Lesmahagow

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious5333%
  • Slight10465%

What the data shows

  • Lesmahagow had 8 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 75% fewer than the 32 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 35% of collisions in Lesmahagow were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 62 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lesmahagow, 31% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 49% of collisions in Lesmahagow.

Where Lesmahagow ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,181st
Most casualties
2,245th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,680th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (9.3%)
  • Tuesday21 (13%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (19%)
  • Friday20 (12%)
  • Saturday35 (22%)
  • Sunday16 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (27%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph107 (66%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph31 (19%)
  • 70 mph20 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (5.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant100 (49%)
  • Pedestrian65 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lesmahagow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lesmahagow, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Lesmahagow peaked at 9 in 1980; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202423
202300
202211
202100
202011
201911
201800
201722
201612
201523
201434
201346
201222
201100
201077
200933
200867
200722
200634
200511
200411
200355
200244
200145
200069
199945
199834
199744
199666
199522
199433
199322
199269
199111
199055
1989612
198877
198745
1986813
198569
1984812
198344
198278
198156
1980913

Map of recent crashes in Lesmahagow

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lesmahagow

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Lesmahagow

The 24 most recent collisions in Lesmahagow happened between 18 March 2010 and 18 December 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Lesmahagow

The A74 has the most collisions in Lesmahagow, 25 of 161 (16%), followed by the B7078 (15).

Collisions in Lesmahagow on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA742540015
2ndB7078152031
3rdM7491504

Council area for Lesmahagow

Lesmahagow is in South Lanarkshire, where police recorded 33,807 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Lesmahagow accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode district for Lesmahagow

All 161 collisions in Lesmahagow were in the ML11 postcode district.