Shotts road traffic accidents
Shotts recorded 205 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 266 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 48 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 33% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 48
- Casualties
- 266
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 48
- Casualties
- 266
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Shotts
Roads in Shotts
Postcode districts in Shotts
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Shotts
Road collision statistics for Shotts
Collisions recorded
205
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
266
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
48
23.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Shotts
Collisions in Shotts are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (21% of the total), with 25.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
90.2% of recorded collisions in Shotts happen on a single carriageway. Around 21% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Shotts have produced 266 casualties. Pedestrians account for 30.5% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 26 collisions, Monday 31 collisions, Tuesday 27 collisions, Wednesday 28 collisions, Thursday 26 collisions, Friday 24 collisions, Saturday 43 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 152 collisions, Darkness 53 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 185 collisions, Roundabout 10 collisions, Dual carriageway 8 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 195 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 8 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 159 collisions, Raining no high winds 25 collisions, Raining + high winds 9 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Fine + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 113 casualties, Passenger 72 casualties, Pedestrian 81 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Shotts
How many road accidents have there been in Shotts?
205 collisions have been recorded in Shotts in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 266 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Shotts were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 48 were serious — 23.9% of all recorded collisions in Shotts resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Shotts?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in Shotts, accounting for 21% of them, and 25.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Shotts happen on?
90.2% of collisions in Shotts are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Shotts?
Pedestrians make up 30.5% of the 266 casualties recorded in Shotts.
Is road safety in Shotts getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Shotts rose 33% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Shotts come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Shotts cover 1999 to 2025.