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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 481 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2014, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2013 (505), and casualties fell from 653.

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

Collisions in 2014
481
Down 5% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
633
Down 3% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
14% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2014

1% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6614%
  • Slight41085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious7211%
  • Slight55688%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2014 is highlighted, with 481, down 5% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 481
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (17%)
  • Wednesday81 (17%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (11%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (10%)
  • February40 (8.3%)
  • March50 (10%)
  • April43 (8.9%)
  • May35 (7.3%)
  • June42 (8.7%)
  • July47 (9.8%)
  • August24 (5%)
  • September36 (7.5%)
  • October46 (9.6%)
  • November40 (8.3%)
  • December30 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (58%)
  • Wet or damp196 (41%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph325 (68%)
  • 40 mph19 (4%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph68 (14%)
  • 70 mph51 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (21%)
  • Roundabout51 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (68%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.6%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2089 (14%)
  • 21 to 2578 (12%)
  • 26 to 35104 (16%)
  • 36 to 45111 (18%)
  • 46 to 5599 (16%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.8%)
  • Over 7515 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (58%)
  • Passenger165 (26%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car714 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.3%)
  • Motorcycle20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 89th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2014

Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, ML4 3DP area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lanarkshire in 2014, with 20 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A721 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2014: 31, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA721314103
2ndA89243903
3rdA725192501
4thA723172002
5thA73172213
6thA71141904
7thM8142000
8thM80131801
9thA8121503
10thB75491200
11thB80291001
12thA801181201
13thB70708902
14thA807900
15thM7371021
16thA7226601
17thA80106703
18thA8036600
19thB70296902
20thB8036701

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2014

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2014: 48.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2014

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2014: 95.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years