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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 795 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2003, and 1,117 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2002 (803), and casualties fell from 1,121.

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

Collisions in 2003
795
Down 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,117
Level with 2002
Fatal collisions
15
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
15% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2003

1.9% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2003 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious11915%
  • Slight66183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.4%
  • Serious14813%
  • Slight95385%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2003 is highlighted, with 795, down 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (14%)
  • Tuesday119 (15%)
  • Wednesday111 (14%)
  • Thursday107 (13%)
  • Friday123 (15%)
  • Saturday121 (15%)
  • Sunday104 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (9.7%)
  • February57 (7.2%)
  • March57 (7.2%)
  • April70 (8.8%)
  • May60 (7.5%)
  • June66 (8.3%)
  • July58 (7.3%)
  • August60 (7.5%)
  • September69 (8.7%)
  • October60 (7.5%)
  • November67 (8.4%)
  • December94 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight527 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds601 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry440 (55%)
  • Wet or damp319 (40%)
  • Frost or ice27 (3.4%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph512 (64%)
  • 40 mph67 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph131 (16%)
  • 70 mph68 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway584 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (17%)
  • Roundabout51 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant777 (70%)
  • Pedestrian194 (17%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (3%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (2.4%)
  • Cyclist23 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1065 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1571 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20161 (14%)
  • 21 to 25119 (11%)
  • 26 to 35201 (18%)
  • 36 to 45210 (19%)
  • 46 to 55114 (10%)
  • 56 to 6566 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7548 (4.3%)
  • Over 7521 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider584 (52%)
  • Passenger339 (30%)
  • Pedestrian194 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,132 (83%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2%)
  • Other vehicle27 (2%)
  • Motorcycle25 (1.8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (1.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Lanarkshire ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 83rd most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2003

Coatbridge South, North Lanarkshire, ML5 4SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lanarkshire in 2003, with 29 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2003

The A89 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2003: 45, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA89456625
2ndA721415507
3rdA73416417
4thA725365304
5thA80365000
6thA723233612
7thA8203302
8thB7066202813
9thB802172303
10thB7070162300
11thB754162306
12thA752152001
13thA8011142011
14thB7029142102
15thA71131802
16thB803121902
17thA775101500
18thB7001101100
19thB753101101
20thB804101301

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2003

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2003: 95.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2003

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2003: 146.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2003, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years