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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 784 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2005, and 1,034 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2004 (773), and casualties fell from 1,089.

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

Collisions in 2005
784
Up 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,034
Down 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2005

1% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious9412%
  • Slight68287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious10310%
  • Slight92389%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2005 is highlighted, with 784, up 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (13%)
  • Tuesday111 (14%)
  • Wednesday135 (17%)
  • Thursday125 (16%)
  • Friday126 (16%)
  • Saturday101 (13%)
  • Sunday82 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59206 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (9.1%)
  • February83 (11%)
  • March69 (8.8%)
  • April58 (7.4%)
  • May73 (9.3%)
  • June59 (7.5%)
  • July49 (6.3%)
  • August63 (8%)
  • September58 (7.4%)
  • October55 (7%)
  • November61 (7.8%)
  • December85 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight540 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit198 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds580 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry398 (51%)
  • Wet or damp342 (44%)
  • Frost or ice28 (3.6%)
  • Snow13 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph522 (67%)
  • 40 mph42 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph124 (16%)
  • 70 mph73 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway550 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (17%)
  • Roundabout63 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant684 (66%)
  • Pedestrian215 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.9%)
  • Cyclist18 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1055 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1571 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20153 (15%)
  • 21 to 25129 (12%)
  • 26 to 35178 (17%)
  • 36 to 45154 (15%)
  • 46 to 55127 (12%)
  • 56 to 6580 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.8%)
  • Over 7528 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider539 (52%)
  • Passenger280 (27%)
  • Pedestrian215 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,085 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4%)
  • Motorcycle45 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 73rd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2005

Motherwell West, North Lanarkshire, ML1 3AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lanarkshire in 2005, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A721 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2005: 65, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA721659106
2ndA73426504
3rdA89405309
4thA725253402
5thA80243211
6thA8223802
7thA723212701
8thB802213202
9thB7066202602
10thB7001151512
11thB754152612
12thM8152202
13thA71131401
14thB7070121600
15thB803121500
16thB804121704
17thA8011111101
18thB7029111503
19thB79991310
20thB70327800

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2005

Motherwell had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2005: 91.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2005

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2005: 169.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2005, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years