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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 913 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1999, and 1,264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1998 (993), and casualties fell from 1,435.

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

Collisions in 1999
913
Down 8% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,264
Down 12% on 1998
Fatal collisions
13
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
20% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 1999

1.4% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1999 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious18220%
  • Slight71879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.3%
  • Serious20016%
  • Slight1,04883%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 1999 is highlighted, with 913, down 8% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (12%)
  • Tuesday134 (15%)
  • Wednesday134 (15%)
  • Thursday144 (16%)
  • Friday147 (16%)
  • Saturday137 (15%)
  • Sunday103 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59160 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (9.2%)
  • February88 (9.6%)
  • March68 (7.4%)
  • April74 (8.1%)
  • May76 (8.3%)
  • June54 (5.9%)
  • July62 (6.8%)
  • August56 (6.1%)
  • September86 (9.4%)
  • October87 (9.5%)
  • November93 (10%)
  • December85 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight624 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit235 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds639 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds169 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Other17 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry444 (49%)
  • Wet or damp421 (46%)
  • Frost or ice30 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep9 (1%)
  • Snow7 (0.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph598 (65%)
  • 40 mph57 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph22 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph140 (15%)
  • 70 mph96 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway654 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (19%)
  • Roundabout66 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant873 (69%)
  • Pedestrian214 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist36 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.7%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1088 (7%)
  • 11 to 1584 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20165 (13%)
  • 21 to 25142 (11%)
  • 26 to 35267 (21%)
  • 36 to 45202 (16%)
  • 46 to 55110 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6585 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7534 (2.7%)
  • Over 7533 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider654 (52%)
  • Passenger396 (31%)
  • Pedestrian214 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,315 (82%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car55 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach46 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (2.4%)
  • Motorcycle18 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 83rd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A89 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 1999: 58, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA89588129
2ndA80567616
3rdA721507309
4thA73456616
5thA725344807
6thA723243912
7thA8234504
8thA8011213214
9thB802213315
10thM8203303
11thB753182601
12thB7029162214
13thA71142605
14thA775141904
15thA752121400
16thB7001121701
17thB7070111204
18thB804111301
19thA8010101202
20thB7066101811

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1999

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 1999: 125.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 1999

ML6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 1999: 156.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years