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North Lanarkshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 36,249 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025, and 48,563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 713 were fatal and 8,598 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 208 collisions, up 1% on 2024 (206), and casualties rose from 255 to 267.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
36,249
73rd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48,563
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
713
2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
208
Up 1% on 2024

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire

2% of collisions in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal7132%
  • Serious8,59824%
  • Slight26,93874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal7591.6%
  • Serious9,88220%
  • Slight37,92278%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. In 2025 there were 208, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 208
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025208267
2024206255
2023243358
2022218283
2021200242
2020184238
2019347483
2018377480
2017444627
2016484632
2015447583
2014481633
2013505653
2012512702
2011569747
2010584761
2009664879
2008640852
20077561,021
20067511,052
20057841,034
20047731,089
20037951,117
20028031,121
20019441,306
20009881,380
19999131,264
19989931,435
19979661,346
19969231,254
19959621,299
19949761,320
19939891,310
19921,1241,528
19911,0551,409
19901,1621,629
19891,1771,511
19881,0391,356
19871,0511,376
19861,0941,403
19851,1481,517
19841,1151,411
19831,0481,312
19821,1111,463
19811,1981,658
19801,1331,480
19791,1651,487

When and where crashes happen in North Lanarkshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,051 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,951 (14%)
  • Wednesday5,009 (14%)
  • Thursday5,427 (15%)
  • Friday6,394 (18%)
  • Saturday5,325 (15%)
  • Sunday4,092 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,650 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59632 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,847 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,114 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596,310 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599,228 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596,845 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,623 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,937 (8.1%)
  • February2,943 (8.1%)
  • March3,130 (8.6%)
  • April2,802 (7.7%)
  • May2,947 (8.1%)
  • June2,874 (7.9%)
  • July2,730 (7.5%)
  • August3,027 (8.4%)
  • September2,973 (8.2%)
  • October3,188 (8.8%)
  • November3,409 (9.4%)
  • December3,289 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight24,925 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9,043 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,840 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit271 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown170 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds25,830 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,403 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds1,410 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds932 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds414 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds243 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist180 (0.5%)
  • Other672 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded165 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry19,260 (53%)
  • Wet or damp15,048 (42%)
  • Frost or ice1,320 (3.6%)
  • Snow503 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep116 (0.3%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph75 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph159 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph24,460 (67%)
  • 40 mph1,856 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph767 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph5,409 (15%)
  • 70 mph3,520 (9.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway26,253 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway6,621 (18%)
  • Roundabout2,323 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road894 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded158 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant28,356 (58%)
  • Pedestrian11,295 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist2,060 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist1,755 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,430 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant1,427 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant983 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)677 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant279 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant266 (0.5%)
  • Other31 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52,203 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 103,516 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 153,696 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 207,597 (16%)
  • 21 to 256,123 (13%)
  • 26 to 358,520 (18%)
  • 36 to 456,233 (13%)
  • 46 to 554,814 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 653,042 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 751,768 (3.6%)
  • Over 751,048 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider22,936 (47%)
  • Passenger14,332 (30%)
  • Pedestrian11,295 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car46,286 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,006 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,607 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle2,129 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle1,800 (3%)
  • Bus or coach1,767 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,599 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle636 (1.1%)
  • Minibus286 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle31 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in North Lanarkshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Lanarkshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 73rd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
70thNorth Northamptonshire36,60549,44187310,764
70thStockport36,60547,6544104,420
72ndSouthampton36,38444,2083436,828
73rdNorth Lanarkshire (this area)36,24948,5637138,598
74thPortsmouth36,24743,4072766,570
75thDudley35,58547,2464456,599
76thRotherham35,56449,4035605,955

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire

Coatbridge North, North Lanarkshire, ML5 3BA area is the busiest accident hotspot in North Lanarkshire, with 416 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes

The A721 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025: 2,241, including 26 fatal and 491 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7212,2412,92826491
2ndA892,1442,87549554
3rdA731,6992,56844375
4thA801,5932,33859310
5thA7251,1601,59824239
6thA89391,52347188
7thA7239371,27514195
8thB8029371,2757241
9thA717341,07316194
10thB75465785916149
11thM86551,06928132
12thB70294926508131
13thB70014825917128
14thA801147366815105
15thB70704736108118
16thB706647168121119
17thA7224655706119
18thA7754586017111
19thB80344763113116
20thA80340759415116

Towns in North Lanarkshire

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025: 4,001.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025: 5,950.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity