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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 584 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2010, and 761 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2009 (664), and casualties fell from 879.

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

Collisions in 2010
584
Down 12% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
761
Down 13% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2010

0.3% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7012%
  • Slight51288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7710%
  • Slight68290%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2010 is highlighted, with 584, down 12% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 584
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (17%)
  • Tuesday99 (17%)
  • Wednesday93 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (11%)
  • Friday101 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (10%)
  • Sunday65 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.7%)
  • February60 (10%)
  • March56 (9.6%)
  • April36 (6.2%)
  • May43 (7.4%)
  • June48 (8.2%)
  • July58 (9.9%)
  • August50 (8.6%)
  • September48 (8.2%)
  • October58 (9.9%)
  • November58 (9.9%)
  • December30 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds434 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (55%)
  • Wet or damp204 (35%)
  • Frost or ice36 (6.2%)
  • Snow23 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph6 (1%)
  • 30 mph410 (70%)
  • 40 mph43 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph76 (13%)
  • 70 mph40 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway400 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (13%)
  • Roundabout76 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant499 (66%)
  • Pedestrian146 (19%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.4%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1044 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20117 (15%)
  • 21 to 2574 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35152 (20%)
  • 36 to 45120 (16%)
  • 46 to 5599 (13%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.7%)
  • Over 7512 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider412 (54%)
  • Passenger203 (27%)
  • Pedestrian146 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car795 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle33 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.6%)
  • Motorcycle25 (2.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 76th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2010

Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, ML2 7AY area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lanarkshire in 2010, with 23 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A721 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2010: 44, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA721446204
2ndA89355402
3rdA73243101
4thA80212703
5thA725202701
6thA8182201
7thB802162102
8thA723152300
9thA71132202
10thB7070131602
11thB754131503
12thA752121802
13thA722101102
14thA803101301
15thB700191002
16thM891001
17thB80481100
18thA80117700
19thB706671000
20thB7997810

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2010

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2010: 68.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2010

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2010: 98.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years