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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,177 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1989, and 1,511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 304 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1988 (1,039), and casualties rose from 1,356.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,177
Up 13% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,511
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
25
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
304
26% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 1989

2.1% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1989 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.1%
  • Serious30426%
  • Slight84872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.8%
  • Serious33822%
  • Slight1,14676%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,177, up 13% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday176 (15%)
  • Tuesday166 (14%)
  • Wednesday142 (12%)
  • Thursday185 (16%)
  • Friday212 (18%)
  • Saturday178 (15%)
  • Sunday118 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59133 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59207 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59287 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59238 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January109 (9.3%)
  • February79 (6.7%)
  • March102 (8.7%)
  • April89 (7.6%)
  • May93 (7.9%)
  • June84 (7.1%)
  • July88 (7.5%)
  • August98 (8.3%)
  • September88 (7.5%)
  • October122 (10%)
  • November110 (9.3%)
  • December115 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight802 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit299 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (5.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds844 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds190 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds56 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry615 (52%)
  • Wet or damp513 (44%)
  • Frost or ice30 (2.5%)
  • Snow15 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph778 (66%)
  • 40 mph44 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph220 (19%)
  • 70 mph113 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway890 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway211 (18%)
  • Roundabout49 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant789 (52%)
  • Pedestrian413 (27%)
  • Cyclist83 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant68 (4.5%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant36 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 594 (6.2%)
  • 6 to 10126 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1593 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20264 (17%)
  • 21 to 25219 (14%)
  • 26 to 35254 (17%)
  • 36 to 45173 (11%)
  • 46 to 55125 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6584 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7542 (2.8%)
  • Over 7537 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider655 (43%)
  • Passenger443 (29%)
  • Pedestrian413 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,365 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes133 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes116 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car61 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach49 (2.6%)
  • Motorcycle47 (2.5%)
  • Minibus13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 60th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A89 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1989: 83, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8983112323
2ndA8076112117
3rdA7216685017
4thA734058012
5thA83454011
6thB802303407
7thA723294426
8thA725273306
9thA71243006
10thA8011192105
11thB7001192105
12thM73192716
13thB803172513
14thA775161923
15thA803161903
16thB7070152313
17thB754151905
18thB7029142114
19thM8132312
20thA722101202

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1989

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 1989: 122.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1989

ML1 and ML6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 1989, with 190 each.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years