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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 756 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2007, and 1,021 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2006 (751), and casualties fell from 1,052.

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

Collisions in 2007
756
Up 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,021
Down 3% on 2006
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
13% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2007

1.3% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious10113%
  • Slight64585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious12112%
  • Slight88887%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2007 is highlighted, with 756, up 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (15%)
  • Tuesday97 (13%)
  • Wednesday136 (18%)
  • Thursday112 (15%)
  • Friday112 (15%)
  • Saturday106 (14%)
  • Sunday76 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59217 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (8.5%)
  • February61 (8.1%)
  • March67 (8.9%)
  • April58 (7.7%)
  • May76 (10%)
  • June58 (7.7%)
  • July51 (6.7%)
  • August62 (8.2%)
  • September64 (8.5%)
  • October68 (9%)
  • November62 (8.2%)
  • December65 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight534 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit190 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds562 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry412 (54%)
  • Wet or damp332 (44%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph506 (67%)
  • 40 mph45 (6%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph113 (15%)
  • 70 mph62 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway516 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (18%)
  • Roundabout65 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant701 (69%)
  • Pedestrian183 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist24 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (3%)
  • 6 to 1048 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1590 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20150 (15%)
  • 21 to 25140 (14%)
  • 26 to 35175 (17%)
  • 36 to 45142 (14%)
  • 46 to 55118 (12%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.9%)
  • Over 7522 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider558 (55%)
  • Passenger280 (27%)
  • Pedestrian183 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,074 (81%)
  • Motorcycle45 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3%)
  • Other vehicle30 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 61st most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2007

Airdrie Central, North Lanarkshire, ML6 0BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lanarkshire in 2007, with 29 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A89 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2007: 41, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA89416113
2ndA721364003
3rdA73364701
4thA80314201
5thB754254001
6thA725233112
7thA8011193524
8thA8182401
9thB802182802
10thA723172600
11thA752142123
12thB8048142205
13thA8010131401
14thB7066121400
15thA71111303
16thA722111602
17thB799111703
18thM8111710
19thB7070101101
20thA7758901

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2007

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2007: 82.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2007

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2007: 135.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2007, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years