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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 923 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1996, and 1,254 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1995 (962), and casualties fell from 1,299.

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

Collisions in 1996
923
Down 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,254
Down 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
15
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
22% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 1996

1.6% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1996 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious20022%
  • Slight70877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.3%
  • Serious22918%
  • Slight1,00980%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 1996 is highlighted, with 923, down 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (14%)
  • Tuesday119 (13%)
  • Wednesday130 (14%)
  • Thursday130 (14%)
  • Friday167 (18%)
  • Saturday130 (14%)
  • Sunday114 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59225 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59186 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (8.2%)
  • February77 (8.3%)
  • March66 (7.2%)
  • April79 (8.6%)
  • May85 (9.2%)
  • June59 (6.4%)
  • July75 (8.1%)
  • August71 (7.7%)
  • September76 (8.2%)
  • October82 (8.9%)
  • November100 (11%)
  • December77 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight614 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit245 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds681 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry502 (54%)
  • Wet or damp371 (40%)
  • Frost or ice32 (3.5%)
  • Snow18 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph614 (67%)
  • 40 mph42 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph135 (15%)
  • 70 mph110 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway668 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway176 (19%)
  • Roundabout59 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant808 (64%)
  • Pedestrian269 (21%)
  • Cyclist61 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.1%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 10103 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1586 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20189 (15%)
  • 21 to 25156 (12%)
  • 26 to 35235 (19%)
  • 36 to 45158 (13%)
  • 46 to 55130 (10%)
  • 56 to 6558 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.9%)
  • Over 7530 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider593 (47%)
  • Passenger392 (31%)
  • Pedestrian269 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,270 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car45 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach30 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.3%)
  • Motorcycle20 (1.3%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 77th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A80 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1996: 60, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA806085011
2ndA7215571010
3rdA735183212
4thA89385009
5thA725324706
6thB802314507
7thA8294116
8thM8223911
9thB7066192602
10thB754192011
11thA723172203
12thB7029172404
13thA71162304
14thB803152121
15thA722131604
16thA8011122302
17thA803111904
18thB707091011
19thA80108802
20thB700181113

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1996

Airdrie had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 1996: 99.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1996

ML6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 1996: 163.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years