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Uddingston road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,312 road traffic collisions in Uddingston, North Lanarkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 326 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, down from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,312
623rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,620
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
18 people killed
Serious collisions
326
345 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
18 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Uddingston

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal181.4%
  • Serious32625%
  • Slight96874%

What the data shows

  • Uddingston had 102 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 222 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Uddingston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 421 children under 16 were killed or injured in Uddingston, 26% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in Uddingston.

Where Uddingston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
623rd
Most casualties
631st
Most fatal collisions
536th
Most serious collisions
471st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday192 (15%)
  • Tuesday185 (14%)
  • Wednesday169 (13%)
  • Thursday178 (14%)
  • Friday231 (18%)
  • Saturday197 (15%)
  • Sunday160 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight898 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit388 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,178 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout24 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph1,094 (83%)
  • 40 mph132 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph11 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph50 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds980 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds213 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant782 (48%)
  • Pedestrian541 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist83 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Uddingston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uddingston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Uddingston peaked at 59 in 1985; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
20241118
20231013
202245
2021915
202044
20191315
20181314
20171620
20161721
20152024
20141824
20132533
20121215
20111822
20102127
20092630
20082937
20072630
20062739
20053032
20043237
20032628
20022733
20014155
20003745
19992937
19981723
19973044
19962837
19954049
19943645
19933842
19922731
19914352
19903742
19895562
19883950
19874961
19864561
19855975
19844555
19834149
19824252
19815261
19803944
197947

Map of recent crashes in Uddingston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Uddingston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Uddingston

The 24 most recent collisions in Uddingston happened between 11 May 2023 and 31 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Uddingston

The B7001 has the most collisions in Uddingston, 366 of 1,312 (28%), followed by the B7071 (203).

Collisions in Uddingston on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB70013664425110
2ndB7071203237439
3rdA721100150128
4thB75674106313
5thM744977016
6thA74142005
7thA752121904
8thB7577904
9thA7253300
10thB7583301

Council areas covering Uddingston

Collisions in Uddingston were recorded in 2 council areas. North Lanarkshire has 878 of 1,312 (67%).

Collisions in Uddingston by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Lanarkshire8781,09111225
2ndSouth Lanarkshire4335277101

Postcode district for Uddingston

All 1,312 collisions in Uddingston were in the G71 postcode district.