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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 664 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2009, and 879 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2008 (640), and casualties rose from 852.

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

Collisions in 2009
664
Up 4% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
879
Up 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
10
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
13% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2009

1.5% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious8713%
  • Slight56785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious8910%
  • Slight78089%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2009 is highlighted, with 664, up 4% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (16%)
  • Tuesday79 (12%)
  • Wednesday91 (14%)
  • Thursday108 (16%)
  • Friday112 (17%)
  • Saturday103 (16%)
  • Sunday65 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (8%)
  • February54 (8.1%)
  • March51 (7.7%)
  • April51 (7.7%)
  • May70 (11%)
  • June49 (7.4%)
  • July60 (9%)
  • August54 (8.1%)
  • September54 (8.1%)
  • October58 (8.7%)
  • November60 (9%)
  • December50 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight470 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds460 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry343 (52%)
  • Wet or damp291 (44%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.3%)
  • Snow15 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph444 (67%)
  • 40 mph50 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph84 (13%)
  • 70 mph62 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway447 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (19%)
  • Roundabout68 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant607 (69%)
  • Pedestrian144 (16%)
  • Cyclist28 (3.2%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1050 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20130 (15%)
  • 21 to 25103 (12%)
  • 26 to 35150 (17%)
  • 36 to 45154 (18%)
  • 46 to 5593 (11%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.3%)
  • Over 7530 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider483 (55%)
  • Passenger252 (29%)
  • Pedestrian144 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car966 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle30 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.2%)
  • Motorcycle25 (2.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 71st most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2009

Motherwell West, North Lanarkshire, ML1 3AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lanarkshire in 2009, with 33 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A721 and A89 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2009, with 41 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA721414903
2ndA89415807
3rdA73405704
4thA80242911
5thA8203702
6thB802202603
7thA723182601
8thA725172001
9thA775141602
10thM8131811
11thB754121500
12thB7001111311
13thB799111200
14thM73111613
15thA71101501
16thA8011101202
17thB702991202
18thB80491101
19thB80381101
20thB80587801

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2009

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2009: 80.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2009

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2009: 140.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years