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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 377 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2018, and 480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2017 (444), and casualties fell from 627.

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

Collisions in 2018
377
Down 15% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
480
Down 23% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
19% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2018

1.3% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2018 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious7019%
  • Slight30280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious7616%
  • Slight39983%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2018 is highlighted, with 377, down 15% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 377
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (10%)
  • Thursday71 (19%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.3%)
  • February42 (11%)
  • March26 (6.9%)
  • April23 (6.1%)
  • May26 (6.9%)
  • June37 (9.8%)
  • July25 (6.6%)
  • August31 (8.2%)
  • September36 (9.5%)
  • October31 (8.2%)
  • November28 (7.4%)
  • December37 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (60%)
  • Wet or damp128 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.9%)
  • Snow9 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph259 (69%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (5%)
  • 60 mph35 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph40 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (22%)
  • Roundabout44 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (69%)
  • Pedestrian80 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2041 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 35104 (22%)
  • 36 to 4582 (17%)
  • 46 to 5554 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6.3%)
  • Over 7522 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (63%)
  • Passenger98 (20%)
  • Pedestrian80 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle21 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 104th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2018

Coatbridge South, North Lanarkshire, ML5 4SH area and Motherwell West, North Lanarkshire, ML1 3AA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2018, with 15 collisions each.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A721 and A725 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2018, with 20 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA721202405
2ndA725202804
3rdA73192301
4thM80162403
5thB754152112
6thA89142103
7thM8141503
8thB802131805
9thA723121600
10thB706691102
11thA80118803
12thB70298802
13thA717702
14thB75371001
15thA7526701
16thB70706804
17thM736800
18thA8035512
19thB8045502
20thA84600

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2018

Motherwell had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2018: 40.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2018

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2018: 78.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2018, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years