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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 944 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2001, and 1,306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2000 (988), and casualties fell from 1,380.

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

Collisions in 2001
944
Down 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,306
Down 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
12
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
16% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2001

1.3% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious14716%
  • Slight78583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious16713%
  • Slight1,12786%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2001 is highlighted, with 944, down 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (13%)
  • Tuesday130 (14%)
  • Wednesday152 (16%)
  • Thursday128 (14%)
  • Friday167 (18%)
  • Saturday132 (14%)
  • Sunday111 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59249 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59192 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (7.7%)
  • February80 (8.5%)
  • March88 (9.3%)
  • April78 (8.3%)
  • May89 (9.4%)
  • June86 (9.1%)
  • July68 (7.2%)
  • August78 (8.3%)
  • September71 (7.5%)
  • October82 (8.7%)
  • November81 (8.6%)
  • December70 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight662 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit225 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds734 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds141 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry500 (53%)
  • Wet or damp396 (42%)
  • Frost or ice29 (3.1%)
  • Snow17 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph624 (66%)
  • 40 mph63 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph142 (15%)
  • 70 mph95 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway661 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (19%)
  • Roundabout85 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant880 (67%)
  • Pedestrian256 (20%)
  • Cyclist37 (2.8%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10108 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 15112 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20199 (15%)
  • 21 to 25138 (11%)
  • 26 to 35257 (20%)
  • 36 to 45212 (16%)
  • 46 to 55118 (9%)
  • 56 to 6564 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.3%)
  • Over 7515 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider661 (51%)
  • Passenger389 (30%)
  • Pedestrian256 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,322 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (5%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (2.4%)
  • Motorcycle36 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle29 (1.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Lanarkshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 69th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2001

Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, ML4 3DP area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lanarkshire in 2001, with 37 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A721 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2001: 65, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7216598110
2ndA734781013
3rdA89466404
4thA725435615
5thA8365407
6thA80364623
7thB802354701
8thA71243404
9thA723233504
10thA8011193513
11thB7001192004
12thB803162021
13thB754141402
14thA752132103
15thM8131802
16thB7029121502
17thB7070111202
18thA775101002
19thB799101300
20thB7539902

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2001

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2001: 116.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2001

ML6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2001: 154.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years