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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 444 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2017, and 627 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2016 (484), and casualties fell from 632.

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

Collisions in 2017
444
Down 8% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
627
Down 1% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
15% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2017

1.4% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious6815%
  • Slight37083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious7211%
  • Slight54988%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2017 is highlighted, with 444, down 8% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 444
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday82 (18%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.7%)
  • February42 (9.5%)
  • March48 (11%)
  • April29 (6.5%)
  • May39 (8.8%)
  • June29 (6.5%)
  • July43 (9.7%)
  • August38 (8.6%)
  • September22 (5%)
  • October32 (7.2%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December32 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (58%)
  • Wet or damp173 (39%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph296 (67%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph24 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph53 (12%)
  • 70 mph46 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (23%)
  • Roundabout57 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (65%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.7%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1566 (11%)
  • 16 to 2069 (11%)
  • 21 to 2557 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 35117 (19%)
  • 36 to 4592 (15%)
  • 46 to 5582 (13%)
  • 56 to 6565 (10%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.8%)
  • Over 7523 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (56%)
  • Passenger175 (28%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car661 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle24 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 85th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2017

Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, ML4 3DP area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lanarkshire in 2017, with 22 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A721 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2017: 44, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA721444809
2ndA89273414
3rdM80232712
4thA73202801
5thA725152602
6thA723132402
7thM8132200
8thB802111302
9thA80101420
10thA75291503
11thA7181300
12thA88801
13thB70298803
14thA801171001
15thB7537700
16thB75461000
17thB70015900
18thM745500
19thA7224600
20thA80104500

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2017

Airdrie had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2017: 44.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2017

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2017: 77.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years