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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 988 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2000, and 1,380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 201 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1999 (913), and casualties rose from 1,264.

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

Collisions in 2000
988
Up 8% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,380
Up 9% on 1999
Fatal collisions
12
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
201
20% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2000

1.2% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2000 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious20120%
  • Slight77578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious23517%
  • Slight1,13382%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2000 is highlighted, with 988, up 8% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday126 (13%)
  • Tuesday139 (14%)
  • Wednesday137 (14%)
  • Thursday132 (13%)
  • Friday179 (18%)
  • Saturday147 (15%)
  • Sunday128 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59143 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59170 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59242 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (7.5%)
  • February92 (9.3%)
  • March68 (6.9%)
  • April66 (6.7%)
  • May77 (7.8%)
  • June72 (7.3%)
  • July68 (6.9%)
  • August102 (10%)
  • September77 (7.8%)
  • October89 (9%)
  • November112 (11%)
  • December91 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight686 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds683 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds212 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry477 (48%)
  • Wet or damp469 (47%)
  • Frost or ice26 (2.6%)
  • Snow12 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph628 (64%)
  • 40 mph70 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph30 (3%)
  • 60 mph146 (15%)
  • 70 mph113 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway702 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway187 (19%)
  • Roundabout81 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant916 (66%)
  • Pedestrian243 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (3.7%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant46 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist35 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1087 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1597 (7%)
  • 16 to 20190 (14%)
  • 21 to 25155 (11%)
  • 26 to 35292 (21%)
  • 36 to 45205 (15%)
  • 46 to 55147 (11%)
  • 56 to 6578 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7532 (2.3%)
  • Over 7535 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider689 (50%)
  • Passenger448 (32%)
  • Pedestrian243 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,405 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car62 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle44 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach33 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle24 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 66th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A721 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2000: 63, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA721638119
2ndA805980210
3rdA895171111
4thA73466808
5thA7254264012
6thA8364925
7thB802324016
8thA723253305
9thA752182505
10thA775152102
11thM8151901
12thA71142412
13thA722141804
14thB7001141704
15thA803131504
16thB754132100
17thB7066122004
18thB753121801
19thA8011111301
20thB7029111405

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2000

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2000: 114.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2000

ML5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2000: 159.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2000, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years