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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,048 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1983, and 1,312 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 343 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (1,111), and casualties fell from 1,463.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,048
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,312
Down 10% on 1982
Fatal collisions
25
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
343
33% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 1983

2.4% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1983 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.4%
  • Serious34333%
  • Slight68065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal262%
  • Serious39830%
  • Slight88868%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,048, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (13%)
  • Tuesday132 (13%)
  • Wednesday131 (13%)
  • Thursday153 (15%)
  • Friday204 (19%)
  • Saturday175 (17%)
  • Sunday119 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59171 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59283 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59144 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (7.8%)
  • February60 (5.7%)
  • March87 (8.3%)
  • April73 (7%)
  • May76 (7.3%)
  • June106 (10%)
  • July76 (7.3%)
  • August84 (8%)
  • September98 (9.4%)
  • October103 (9.8%)
  • November97 (9.3%)
  • December106 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight693 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit276 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds721 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds192 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds52 (5%)
  • Raining with high winds43 (4.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Other18 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry602 (57%)
  • Wet or damp399 (38%)
  • Frost or ice34 (3.2%)
  • Snow10 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph732 (70%)
  • 40 mph33 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph182 (17%)
  • 70 mph88 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway838 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway152 (15%)
  • Roundabout36 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant520 (40%)
  • Pedestrian445 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist63 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant48 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 582 (6.3%)
  • 6 to 10115 (8.8%)
  • 11 to 15128 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 20246 (19%)
  • 21 to 25172 (13%)
  • 26 to 35192 (15%)
  • 36 to 45123 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5597 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7555 (4.2%)
  • Over 7525 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider502 (38%)
  • Pedestrian445 (34%)
  • Passenger365 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,037 (67%)
  • Motorcycle135 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (6%)
  • Bus or coach72 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car60 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 64th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
64th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A89 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1983: 78, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA897887022
2ndA7217598221
3rdA805371216
4thA735076217
5thA7233142011
6thA725273419
7thB802222706
8thA71192914
9thA775192226
10thA8193205
11thM8182715
12thB7001152203
13thB7066152418
14thA803141715
15thB7029142006
16thB7070141703
17thB754141405
18thB757141507
19thA722121215
20thB804101103

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1983

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 1983: 133.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1983

ML5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 1983: 172.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1983, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years