Official DfT STATS19 Data
South Lanarkshire Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in South Lanarkshire from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 1,136 collisions, ranked #162 of 350 UK local authorities.
1,136
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
36
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
461
Serious
hospital-level injuries
1,574
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 220 | 4 | 100 | 116 | 296 |
| 2024 | 253 | 9 | 105 | 139 | 379 |
| 2023 | 262 | 7 | 112 | 143 | 370 |
| 2022 | 217 | 9 | 74 | 134 | 276 |
| 2021 | 184 | 7 | 70 | 107 | 253 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in South Lanarkshire
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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Other UK Areas
See South Lanarkshire on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
South Lanarkshire — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in South Lanarkshire?
South Lanarkshire recorded 1,136 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 36 fatal and 461 serious collisions, with 1,574 total casualties. It ranks #162 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the South Lanarkshire accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.