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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,055 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1991, and 1,409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 292 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1990 (1,162), and casualties fell from 1,629.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,055
Down 9% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,409
Down 14% on 1990
Fatal collisions
21
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
292
28% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 1991

2% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1991 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212%
  • Serious29228%
  • Slight74270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.6%
  • Serious34524%
  • Slight1,04274%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,055, down 9% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (15%)
  • Tuesday138 (13%)
  • Wednesday136 (13%)
  • Thursday168 (16%)
  • Friday162 (15%)
  • Saturday150 (14%)
  • Sunday144 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59250 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59195 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (7.9%)
  • February80 (7.6%)
  • March84 (8%)
  • April79 (7.5%)
  • May63 (6%)
  • June95 (9%)
  • July91 (8.6%)
  • August93 (8.8%)
  • September101 (9.6%)
  • October81 (7.7%)
  • November100 (9.5%)
  • December105 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight750 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds773 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds167 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds52 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry543 (51%)
  • Wet or damp456 (43%)
  • Frost or ice36 (3.4%)
  • Snow14 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph711 (67%)
  • 40 mph68 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph155 (15%)
  • 70 mph99 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway811 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (17%)
  • Roundabout48 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant808 (57%)
  • Pedestrian373 (26%)
  • Van occupant57 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist43 (3.1%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 588 (6.2%)
  • 6 to 10111 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1594 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20248 (18%)
  • 21 to 25222 (16%)
  • 26 to 35243 (17%)
  • 36 to 45151 (11%)
  • 46 to 55108 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.1%)
  • Over 7523 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider613 (44%)
  • Passenger423 (30%)
  • Pedestrian373 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,337 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach63 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (2.6%)
  • Motorcycle35 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in North Lanarkshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Lanarkshire ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 61st most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
61st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A89 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1991: 68, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA896885224
2ndA7216390011
3rdA7358102121
4thA80487518
5thA7254057111
6thA723354918
7thA8305338
8thA71192706
9thA722192301
10thB7001171714
11thB802172216
12thB7070162304
13thB803163407
14thA775141606
15thB753131404
16thB754122004
17thA803111312
18thB7029111202
19thM8101403
20thA75291603

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1991

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 1991: 114.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1991

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 1991: 180.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1991, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years