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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,148 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1985, and 1,517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 368 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1984 (1,115), and casualties rose from 1,411.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,148
Up 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,517
Up 8% on 1984
Fatal collisions
32
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
368
32% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 1985

2.8% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1985 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal322.8%
  • Serious36832%
  • Slight74865%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal352.3%
  • Serious42128%
  • Slight1,06170%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,148, up 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (12%)
  • Tuesday146 (13%)
  • Wednesday141 (12%)
  • Thursday173 (15%)
  • Friday227 (20%)
  • Saturday190 (17%)
  • Sunday131 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5967 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59218 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59279 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59233 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59124 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (6.8%)
  • February86 (7.5%)
  • March114 (9.9%)
  • April76 (6.6%)
  • May99 (8.6%)
  • June105 (9.1%)
  • July93 (8.1%)
  • August110 (9.6%)
  • September95 (8.3%)
  • October91 (7.9%)
  • November99 (8.6%)
  • December102 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight792 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit287 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds751 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds273 (24%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry572 (50%)
  • Wet or damp505 (44%)
  • Frost or ice49 (4.3%)
  • Snow16 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph837 (73%)
  • 40 mph33 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph161 (14%)
  • 70 mph104 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway778 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway298 (26%)
  • Roundabout53 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant675 (44%)
  • Pedestrian485 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist60 (4%)
  • Van occupant49 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant36 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5108 (7.1%)
  • 6 to 10175 (12%)
  • 11 to 15137 (9%)
  • 16 to 20266 (18%)
  • 21 to 25199 (13%)
  • 26 to 35216 (14%)
  • 36 to 45150 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 55108 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6582 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3%)
  • Over 7530 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider550 (36%)
  • Pedestrian485 (32%)
  • Passenger482 (32%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,207 (70%)
  • Motorcycle98 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes86 (5%)
  • Bus or coach78 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car66 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1%)
  • Minibus14 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 50th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A89 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1985: 91, including 3 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8991116327
2ndA7217795117
3rdA805995513
4thA734261215
5thA723353808
6thA7253148312
7thA82652411
8thB754263027
9thB802243406
10thA722223508
11thB7001182308
12thB7066162708
13thA775151815
14thA803153507
15thB7029151703
16thA8010141506
17thA8011142016
18thB7070142207
19thM73141709
20thM8132407

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1985

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 1985: 133.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1985

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 1985: 197.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years