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Strathaven road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, from 1980 to 2025, and 355 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 59 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
278
1,627th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
355
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
59
65 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Strathaven

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious5921%
  • Slight21276%

What the data shows

  • Strathaven had 29 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 47 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Strathaven were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 82 children under 16 were killed or injured in Strathaven, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in Strathaven.

Where Strathaven ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,627th
Most casualties
1,631st
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
1,587th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph241 (87%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph26 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (6.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant202 (57%)
  • Pedestrian106 (30%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Strathaven road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Strathaven, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Strathaven peaked at 16 in 1991; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202358
202200
202111
202033
201922
201844
201736
201678
201523
201456
201344
201244
201158
201068
200922
200856
200755
2006910
200566
200489
2003913
200269
200122
2000810
19991214
19981017
199745
199658
19951216
19941215
199358
199269
19911620
1990811
19891014
19881113
198767
1986711
1985812
198455
198344
19821212
198179
198034

Map of recent crashes in Strathaven

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Strathaven

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Strathaven

The 24 most recent collisions in Strathaven happened between 4 September 2016 and 30 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Strathaven

The A71 has the most collisions in Strathaven, 74 of 278 (27%), followed by the A726 (57).

Collisions in Strathaven on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7174104117
2ndA7265769015
3rdA723395418
4thB70865610
5thB7434402

Council area for Strathaven

Strathaven is in South Lanarkshire, where police recorded 33,807 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Strathaven accounts for 0.8% of them.

Postcode district for Strathaven

All 278 collisions in Strathaven were in the ML10 postcode district.