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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2012, and 702 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2011 (569), and casualties fell from 747.

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

Collisions in 2012
512
Down 10% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
702
Down 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
13% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2012

0.8% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious6713%
  • Slight44186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious7310%
  • Slight62389%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2012 is highlighted, with 512, down 10% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 512
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday81 (16%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (13%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.6%)
  • February40 (7.8%)
  • March46 (9%)
  • April48 (9.4%)
  • May38 (7.4%)
  • June33 (6.4%)
  • July31 (6.1%)
  • August52 (10%)
  • September43 (8.4%)
  • October48 (9.4%)
  • November47 (9.2%)
  • December42 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (52%)
  • Wet or damp212 (41%)
  • Frost or ice29 (5.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph345 (67%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph69 (13%)
  • 70 mph58 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (21%)
  • Roundabout57 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant476 (68%)
  • Pedestrian99 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (4.4%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2084 (12%)
  • 21 to 2597 (14%)
  • 26 to 35123 (18%)
  • 36 to 45115 (16%)
  • 46 to 55108 (15%)
  • 56 to 6561 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3%)
  • Over 7524 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (60%)
  • Passenger184 (26%)
  • Pedestrian99 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car738 (81%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle29 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 80th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2012

Airdrie Central, North Lanarkshire, ML6 0BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lanarkshire in 2012, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A721 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2012: 35, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA721354802
2ndA89324306
3rdA73212402
4thM8204703
5thA71192413
6thA725181900
7thA775131701
8thB754131901
9thM80132101
10thB7066111502
11thA891300
12thM7391202
13thA7238901
14thB80281402
15thB7537801
16thB7997902
17thA801161110
18thB80361200
19thB70015701
20thB71751311

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2012

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2012: 69.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2012

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2012: 97.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2012, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years