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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,094 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1986, and 1,403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 320 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (1,148), and casualties fell from 1,517.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,094
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,403
Down 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
35
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
320
29% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 1986

3.2% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1986 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal353.2%
  • Serious32029%
  • Slight73968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal372.6%
  • Serious36826%
  • Slight99871%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,094, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (14%)
  • Tuesday145 (13%)
  • Wednesday151 (14%)
  • Thursday166 (15%)
  • Friday176 (16%)
  • Saturday172 (16%)
  • Sunday130 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59191 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59264 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59212 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59125 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (6.4%)
  • February90 (8.2%)
  • March100 (9.1%)
  • April78 (7.1%)
  • May97 (8.9%)
  • June81 (7.4%)
  • July71 (6.5%)
  • August93 (8.5%)
  • September95 (8.7%)
  • October105 (9.6%)
  • November112 (10%)
  • December102 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight730 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit292 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds715 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds195 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds73 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (4.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry540 (49%)
  • Wet or damp472 (43%)
  • Frost or ice58 (5.3%)
  • Snow23 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph771 (70%)
  • 40 mph24 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph188 (17%)
  • 70 mph88 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway809 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway222 (20%)
  • Roundabout43 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant653 (47%)
  • Pedestrian453 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant61 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist56 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 576 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 10124 (8.8%)
  • 11 to 15119 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20242 (17%)
  • 21 to 25183 (13%)
  • 26 to 35231 (16%)
  • 36 to 45142 (10%)
  • 46 to 55128 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6569 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7556 (4%)
  • Over 7533 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider541 (39%)
  • Pedestrian453 (32%)
  • Passenger409 (29%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,200 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes134 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car76 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle63 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach52 (3.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 60th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A89 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1986: 79, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8979100224
2ndA8076117416
3rdA7216993020
4thA735268416
5thA7232930011
6thA725262914
7thA8254446
8thB754213406
9thB802212203
10thB7029192413
11thB7070191907
12thA71162117
13thA775152204
14thA722141514
15thA752142533
16thB799141814
17thM8143113
18thA8011131906
19thA803131707
20thB803121414

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1986

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 1986: 130.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1986

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 1986: 187.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1986, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years