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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 640 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2008, and 852 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2007 (756), and casualties fell from 1,021.

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

Collisions in 2008
640
Down 15% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
852
Down 17% on 2007
Fatal collisions
11
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
14% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2008

1.7% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious8814%
  • Slight54185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious9812%
  • Slight74187%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2008 is highlighted, with 640, down 15% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (16%)
  • Tuesday88 (14%)
  • Wednesday102 (16%)
  • Thursday97 (15%)
  • Friday108 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (11%)
  • Sunday71 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (12%)
  • February46 (7.2%)
  • March66 (10%)
  • April53 (8.3%)
  • May57 (8.9%)
  • June48 (7.5%)
  • July45 (7%)
  • August48 (7.5%)
  • September37 (5.8%)
  • October64 (10%)
  • November53 (8.3%)
  • December48 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight471 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds450 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (52%)
  • Wet or damp288 (45%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 20 mph10 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph443 (69%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph18 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph92 (14%)
  • 70 mph50 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (17%)
  • Roundabout70 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant562 (66%)
  • Pedestrian157 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Cyclist20 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20139 (16%)
  • 21 to 25114 (13%)
  • 26 to 35149 (17%)
  • 36 to 45121 (14%)
  • 46 to 55103 (12%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.1%)
  • Over 7515 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider448 (53%)
  • Passenger247 (29%)
  • Pedestrian157 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car900 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach33 (3%)
  • Other vehicle32 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (2.9%)
  • Motorcycle27 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 81st most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2008

Airdrie Central, North Lanarkshire, ML6 0BT area and Motherwell West, North Lanarkshire, ML1 3AA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2008, with 20 collisions each.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A721 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2008: 48, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA721486415
2ndA80253415
3rdA73243711
4thA8222903
5thA89222705
6thA723192201
7thB754192100
8thA725182225
9thB802172202
10thA752162212
11thA71142104
12thM8142222
13thB7001121401
14thB7029101601
15thA72291103
16thB707091202
17thB79991010
18thB80491201
19thA801081401
20thA8038902

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2008

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2008: 79.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2008

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2008: 137.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years