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Crawford

Crawford is a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of under 3,000. There are 4 bus stops serving the area. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Crawford area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the South Lanarkshire area is around the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
South Lanarkshire
County
Lanarkshire
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Police force
Scotland
Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

11°COvercast

  • Today: 14° / 7° · 90% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 8° · Fog

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:42

13h 3m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Lanark, United Kingdom

Road safety

253 reported road collisions (2024)

114 killed or seriously injured · 379 casualties · 7.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

3 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 3 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£186,771 average▲ 6.4% YoY

Across South Lanarkshire · to 2026-06

Detached£388,010
Semi-detached£225,031
Terraced£164,347
Flat£105,299

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 180 kW
  • Nearest: Carlisle Road (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

334,330 residents in South Lanarkshire

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 21%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in Scotland

10% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 20% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

David Mundell

Conservative

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

  • Lab 24
  • Con 5
  • LD 3
  • Grn 1
  • Ref 3
  • Oth 25

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

11,345 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

4 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Maths Tutoring Job in Crawford (Lancashire) – Flexible Schedule, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Online French Tutoring Job in Crawford (Lancashire) – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£798 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,682 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 81% · Nuclear 18% · Solar 2%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for South Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Clyde Wind Farm · 0.2 km

    The Clyde Wind Farm is a 522 megawatt (MW) wind farm near Abington in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

  • Crawford railway station (Scotland) · 0.4 km

    Crawford railway station was a station which served the village of Crawford, near Abington, in the Scottish county of South Lanarkshire. It was served by local trains on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line.

  • Crawford, South Lanarkshire · 0.8 km

    Crawford is a village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

  • Crawford Castle · 0.9 km

    Crawford Castle, substantially in ruins, is located on the north bank of the River Clyde, around 1⁄2 mile north of Crawford, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The ruins stand on an earlier motte and bailey earthwork. The c…

  • Elvanfoot railway station · 3.4 km

    Elvanfoot railway station was a station which served Elvanfoot, in the Scottish county of South Lanarkshire. It was served by local trains on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line.

  • Elvanfoot · 3.4 km

    Elvanfoot is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Crawford?
Crawford is a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the South Lanarkshire local authority.
How deprived is Crawford?
The South Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Crawford, is around the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.