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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 803 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2002, and 1,121 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2001 (944), and casualties fell from 1,306.

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

Collisions in 2002
803
Down 15% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,121
Down 14% on 2001
Fatal collisions
15
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
15% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2002

1.9% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious12215%
  • Slight66683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious14012%
  • Slight96686%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2002 is highlighted, with 803, down 15% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (15%)
  • Tuesday104 (13%)
  • Wednesday109 (14%)
  • Thursday108 (13%)
  • Friday150 (19%)
  • Saturday117 (15%)
  • Sunday98 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59212 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (9.3%)
  • February71 (8.8%)
  • March65 (8.1%)
  • April53 (6.6%)
  • May67 (8.3%)
  • June53 (6.6%)
  • July60 (7.5%)
  • August82 (10%)
  • September60 (7.5%)
  • October76 (9.5%)
  • November66 (8.2%)
  • December75 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight569 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds581 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds167 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry402 (50%)
  • Wet or damp375 (47%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph516 (64%)
  • 40 mph53 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph133 (17%)
  • 70 mph82 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway563 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (20%)
  • Roundabout57 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant736 (66%)
  • Pedestrian214 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist29 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1081 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1563 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20132 (12%)
  • 21 to 25121 (11%)
  • 26 to 35235 (21%)
  • 36 to 45170 (15%)
  • 46 to 55127 (11%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7555 (4.9%)
  • Over 7526 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider565 (50%)
  • Passenger342 (31%)
  • Pedestrian214 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,125 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (5%)
  • Motorcycle40 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 83rd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2002

Coatbridge North, North Lanarkshire, ML5 3BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lanarkshire in 2002, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2002

The A73 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2002: 62, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7362110011
2ndA721497528
3rdA80395202
4thA725355214
5thA89314007
6thA8283345
7thA723162102
8thA803151705
9thB754152214
10thB802141801
11thA752132102
12thB7066132203
13thM8132113
14thA722121803
15thB7001121400
16thB799121711
17thB803121513
18thA71101200
19thB707091212
20thM7391301

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2002

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2002: 92.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2002

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2002: 130.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years