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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 773 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2004, and 1,089 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2003 (795), and casualties fell from 1,117.

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

Collisions in 2004
773
Down 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,089
Down 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
11
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2004

1.4% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious9612%
  • Slight66686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious1049.6%
  • Slight97289%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2004 is highlighted, with 773, down 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (14%)
  • Tuesday129 (17%)
  • Wednesday100 (13%)
  • Thursday114 (15%)
  • Friday131 (17%)
  • Saturday101 (13%)
  • Sunday86 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (9.7%)
  • February48 (6.2%)
  • March64 (8.3%)
  • April75 (9.7%)
  • May59 (7.6%)
  • June74 (9.6%)
  • July44 (5.7%)
  • August59 (7.6%)
  • September57 (7.4%)
  • October88 (11%)
  • November59 (7.6%)
  • December71 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight552 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds538 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds166 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry409 (53%)
  • Wet or damp345 (45%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 20 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph497 (64%)
  • 40 mph69 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph21 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph118 (15%)
  • 70 mph59 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway521 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (18%)
  • Roundabout83 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant756 (69%)
  • Pedestrian189 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist29 (2.7%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1057 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1568 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20164 (15%)
  • 21 to 25136 (12%)
  • 26 to 35218 (20%)
  • 36 to 45153 (14%)
  • 46 to 55114 (10%)
  • 56 to 6581 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.4%)
  • Over 7523 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider580 (53%)
  • Passenger320 (29%)
  • Pedestrian189 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,112 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach43 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (2.1%)
  • Motorcycle24 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 86th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2004

Coatbridge North, North Lanarkshire, ML5 3BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lanarkshire in 2004, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A73 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2004: 51, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA73518714
2ndA721506609
3rdA725345012
4thA80325103
5thA89314613
6thB802202804
7thB7066193607
8thB754193102
9thA71182504
10thA8172500
11thA775162203
12thB7001151901
13thB7029141911
14thA723132305
15thA8011132211
16thM8121301
17thA722111304
18thA752101601
19thB7070101503
20thB75391401

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2004

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2004: 82.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2004

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2004: 143.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2004, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years