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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 751 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2006, and 1,052 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2005 (784), and casualties rose from 1,034.

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

Collisions in 2006
751
Down 4% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,052
Up 2% on 2005
Fatal collisions
12
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
13% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2006

1.6% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious9513%
  • Slight64486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious10510%
  • Slight93589%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2006 is highlighted, with 751, down 4% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (13%)
  • Tuesday118 (16%)
  • Wednesday109 (15%)
  • Thursday124 (17%)
  • Friday129 (17%)
  • Saturday98 (13%)
  • Sunday72 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59143 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8%)
  • February78 (10%)
  • March67 (8.9%)
  • April46 (6.1%)
  • May62 (8.3%)
  • June55 (7.3%)
  • July46 (6.1%)
  • August62 (8.3%)
  • September57 (7.6%)
  • October57 (7.6%)
  • November86 (11%)
  • December75 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight509 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds538 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry389 (52%)
  • Wet or damp346 (46%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph485 (65%)
  • 40 mph45 (6%)
  • 50 mph22 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph121 (16%)
  • 70 mph71 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway508 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (19%)
  • Roundabout65 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant751 (71%)
  • Pedestrian170 (16%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2.1%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.6%)
  • Cyclist12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1048 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1562 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20201 (19%)
  • 21 to 25131 (12%)
  • 26 to 35163 (15%)
  • 36 to 45170 (16%)
  • 46 to 55122 (12%)
  • 56 to 6576 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3%)
  • Over 7527 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider557 (53%)
  • Passenger325 (31%)
  • Pedestrian170 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,067 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (2.5%)
  • Motorcycle22 (1.7%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 71st most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2006

Coatbridge North, North Lanarkshire, ML5 3BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lanarkshire in 2006, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2006

The A721 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2006: 54, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA721548209
2ndA73517516
3rdA725354401
4thA80304123
5thA89284302
6thA8254102
7thA723202703
8thB802203205
9thA71182911
10thB7066162201
11thB799162004
12thA722142212
13thM8141601
14thB7070131402
15thB803132305
16thA8011121403
17thB754121401
18thA803101221
19thB753101200
20thA7759900

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2006

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2006: 84.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2006

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2006: 159.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years