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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,165 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1979, and 1,487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 385 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 36,249 collisions in North Lanarkshire.

Collisions in 1979
1,165
Casualties in 1979
1,487
Fatal collisions
33
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
385
33% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 1979

2.8% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1979 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal332.8%
  • Serious38533%
  • Slight74764%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal342.3%
  • Serious45130%
  • Slight1,00267%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,165.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (13%)
  • Tuesday135 (12%)
  • Wednesday164 (14%)
  • Thursday179 (15%)
  • Friday224 (19%)
  • Saturday189 (16%)
  • Sunday124 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59285 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59207 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59185 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (6.8%)
  • February87 (7.5%)
  • March109 (9.4%)
  • April95 (8.2%)
  • May103 (8.8%)
  • June85 (7.3%)
  • July80 (6.9%)
  • August112 (9.6%)
  • September88 (7.6%)
  • October96 (8.2%)
  • November117 (10%)
  • December114 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight798 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit303 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds743 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds48 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (4%)
  • Snowing with high winds36 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Other102 (8.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry578 (50%)
  • Wet or damp440 (38%)
  • Frost or ice91 (7.8%)
  • Snow52 (4.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph835 (72%)
  • 40 mph32 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph29 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph173 (15%)
  • 70 mph95 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway972 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (3%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant598 (40%)
  • Pedestrian483 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant74 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist56 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5112 (7.5%)
  • 6 to 10142 (9.5%)
  • 11 to 15136 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20241 (16%)
  • 21 to 25194 (13%)
  • 26 to 35210 (14%)
  • 36 to 45141 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 55147 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6590 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7550 (3.4%)
  • Over 7524 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (38%)
  • Pedestrian483 (32%)
  • Passenger438 (29%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,086 (65%)
  • Motorcycle149 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes122 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach105 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes100 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car47 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 1979

Map of the last 4 crashes of 1979 in North Lanarkshire

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

  • 4 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Lanarkshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 55th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
55th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A89 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1979: 94, including 4 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8994116433
2ndA72188107125
3rdA7234057110
4thA733950210
5thA713762015
6thA80304228
7thA722242606
8thB754243007
9thA725223209
10thB802222908
11thA775182109
12thA803162425
13thM8162614
14thA8011141907
15thB803141603
16thB7070131403
17thB717131824
18thB753131405
19thB7029121313
20thB804121506

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1979

Airdrie had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 1979: 43.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1979

ML6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 1979: 93.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1979, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years