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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 993 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1998, and 1,435 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1997 (966), and casualties rose from 1,346.

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

Collisions in 1998
993
Up 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,435
Up 7% on 1997
Fatal collisions
14
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
19% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 1998

1.4% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1998 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious19219%
  • Slight78779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious23316%
  • Slight1,18883%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 1998 is highlighted, with 993, up 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (14%)
  • Tuesday144 (15%)
  • Wednesday126 (13%)
  • Thursday143 (14%)
  • Friday193 (19%)
  • Saturday131 (13%)
  • Sunday116 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59174 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59229 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59206 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (8.3%)
  • February79 (8%)
  • March83 (8.4%)
  • April79 (8%)
  • May70 (7%)
  • June90 (9.1%)
  • July67 (6.7%)
  • August70 (7%)
  • September64 (6.4%)
  • October129 (13%)
  • November88 (8.9%)
  • December92 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight667 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit262 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds677 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds206 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds51 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp502 (51%)
  • Dry450 (45%)
  • Frost or ice29 (2.9%)
  • Snow8 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph611 (62%)
  • 40 mph75 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph31 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph166 (17%)
  • 70 mph109 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway716 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway190 (19%)
  • Roundabout63 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant979 (68%)
  • Pedestrian281 (20%)
  • Cyclist39 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.4%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 10105 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 15110 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20216 (15%)
  • 21 to 25175 (12%)
  • 26 to 35310 (22%)
  • 36 to 45201 (14%)
  • 46 to 55139 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6566 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7540 (2.8%)
  • Over 7521 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider707 (49%)
  • Passenger447 (31%)
  • Pedestrian281 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,455 (84%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2%)
  • Motorcycle21 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 68th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55th
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 1998

The A721 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1998: 63, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7216396013
2ndA73589207
3rdA80559007
4thA894152010
5thA8336917
6thA725304606
7thB802304419
8thA71274318
9thB7070242803
10thB754212314
11thA8011203012
12thA723193602
13thM8172403
14thB804163505
15thB7029152105
16thB7066152112
17thA752142005
18thB753142204
19thA775132203
20thA8010121602

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1998

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 1998: 105.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1998

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 1998: 156.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years