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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 569 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2011, and 747 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2010 (584), and casualties fell from 761.

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

Collisions in 2011
569
Down 3% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
747
Down 2% on 2010
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
10% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2011

1.9% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2011 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious5710%
  • Slight50188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious597.9%
  • Slight67791%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2011 is highlighted, with 569, down 3% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 569
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (11%)
  • Tuesday98 (17%)
  • Wednesday96 (17%)
  • Thursday93 (16%)
  • Friday92 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.8%)
  • February47 (8.3%)
  • March58 (10%)
  • April41 (7.2%)
  • May47 (8.3%)
  • June35 (6.2%)
  • July48 (8.4%)
  • August46 (8.1%)
  • September52 (9.1%)
  • October45 (7.9%)
  • November53 (9.3%)
  • December47 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight417 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds408 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (52%)
  • Wet or damp233 (41%)
  • Frost or ice26 (4.6%)
  • Snow13 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph393 (69%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph74 (13%)
  • 70 mph38 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (16%)
  • Roundabout62 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant478 (64%)
  • Pedestrian128 (17%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.6%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1045 (6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20104 (14%)
  • 21 to 2565 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 35123 (16%)
  • 36 to 45127 (17%)
  • 46 to 55120 (16%)
  • 56 to 6557 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.8%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (56%)
  • Passenger197 (26%)
  • Pedestrian128 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car794 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle36 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 76th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2011

Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, ML4 3DP area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lanarkshire in 2011, with 27 collisions.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A721 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2011: 38, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA721385415
2ndA73324322
3rdA89253602
4thB7001172100
5thB802161904
6thA725141601
7thM73121701
8thA71111900
9thM8111311
10thA775101201
11thA8101500
12thA80101601
13thB804101110
14thA72391001
15thB706691000
16thB707091401
17thB79991110
18thA7228910
19thB75471302
20thA7526801

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2011

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2011: 64.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2011

ML6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2011: 97.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2011, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years