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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,198 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1981, and 1,658 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 436 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1980 (1,133), and casualties rose from 1,480.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,198
Up 6% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,658
Up 12% on 1980
Fatal collisions
29
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
436
36% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 1981

2.4% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1981 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal292.4%
  • Serious43636%
  • Slight73361%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal332%
  • Serious52532%
  • Slight1,10066%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,198, up 6% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (13%)
  • Tuesday148 (12%)
  • Wednesday158 (13%)
  • Thursday184 (15%)
  • Friday210 (18%)
  • Saturday212 (18%)
  • Sunday129 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5968 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59171 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59287 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59240 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59181 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (7.9%)
  • February90 (7.5%)
  • March101 (8.4%)
  • April118 (9.8%)
  • May89 (7.4%)
  • June89 (7.4%)
  • July79 (6.6%)
  • August95 (7.9%)
  • September107 (8.9%)
  • October109 (9.1%)
  • November114 (9.5%)
  • December112 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight764 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit346 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds846 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds166 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds58 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (3.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Other44 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry643 (54%)
  • Wet or damp436 (36%)
  • Frost or ice86 (7.2%)
  • Snow27 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph816 (68%)
  • 40 mph43 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph22 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph205 (17%)
  • 70 mph110 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway923 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway200 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (3%)
  • Roundabout34 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant748 (45%)
  • Pedestrian439 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant132 (8%)
  • Van occupant72 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist56 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 597 (5.9%)
  • 6 to 10132 (8%)
  • 11 to 15136 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20343 (21%)
  • 21 to 25211 (13%)
  • 26 to 35244 (15%)
  • 36 to 45173 (10%)
  • 46 to 55131 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 65105 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7566 (4%)
  • Over 7520 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider635 (38%)
  • Passenger584 (35%)
  • Pedestrian439 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,214 (67%)
  • Motorcycle146 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes117 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes109 (6%)
  • Bus or coach79 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car54 (3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in North Lanarkshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Lanarkshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 48th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
48th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A89 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1981: 85, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8985119328
2ndA7216494027
3rdA8056111324
4thA734476219
5thB8024057012
6thA83669613
7thA7233543210
8thA712637010
9thB7001253019
10thA725212707
11thB803212618
12thA722202107
13thB7542027011
14thB70701825110
15thM81828010
16thA775172006
17thA8011172404
18thA803163017
19thB7029162009
20thB799152404

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1981

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 1981: 164.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1981

ML5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 1981: 208.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years