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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,133 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1980, and 1,480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 416 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (1,165), and casualties fell from 1,487.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,133
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,480
Level with 1979
Fatal collisions
30
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
416
37% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 1980

2.6% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1980 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal302.6%
  • Serious41637%
  • Slight68761%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal322.2%
  • Serious47032%
  • Slight97866%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,133, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (14%)
  • Tuesday135 (12%)
  • Wednesday150 (13%)
  • Thursday175 (15%)
  • Friday195 (17%)
  • Saturday213 (19%)
  • Sunday108 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59194 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59310 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59188 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59168 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (8%)
  • February76 (6.7%)
  • March85 (7.5%)
  • April79 (7%)
  • May98 (8.6%)
  • June88 (7.8%)
  • July88 (7.8%)
  • August105 (9.3%)
  • September112 (9.9%)
  • October89 (7.9%)
  • November109 (9.6%)
  • December113 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight757 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit311 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds764 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds204 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Other40 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry604 (53%)
  • Wet or damp445 (39%)
  • Frost or ice61 (5.4%)
  • Snow18 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph789 (70%)
  • 40 mph33 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph188 (17%)
  • 70 mph103 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway914 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway167 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout25 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant636 (43%)
  • Pedestrian436 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (11%)
  • Cyclist61 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant55 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 589 (6%)
  • 6 to 10147 (9.9%)
  • 11 to 15127 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20291 (20%)
  • 21 to 25178 (12%)
  • 26 to 35221 (15%)
  • 36 to 45148 (10%)
  • 46 to 55121 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6591 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7543 (2.9%)
  • Over 7524 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider625 (42%)
  • Pedestrian436 (29%)
  • Passenger419 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,091 (65%)
  • Motorcycle170 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes99 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach82 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (2%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.3%)
  • Minibus14 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in North Lanarkshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Lanarkshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 61st most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
61st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A89 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1980: 93, including 4 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8993125439
2ndA7217295234
3rdA734864220
4thA804671515
5thA714154116
6thA7233544014
7thB802324809
8thB7542329210
9thA8223615
10thB70662024210
11thA722182107
12thA775172209
13thA725162004
14thB7001161807
15thM8163425
16thB717132105
17thB803131704
18thB7070111306
19thA8011101103
20thA803101404

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1980

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 1980: 96.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1980

ML6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 1980: 156.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1980, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years