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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2019, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2018 (377), and casualties rose from 480.

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

Collisions in 2019
347
Down 8% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
483
Up 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
25% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2019

1.4% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2019 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious8725%
  • Slight25573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious10321%
  • Slight37578%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2019 is highlighted, with 347, down 8% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 347
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (17%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (11%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.9%)
  • February26 (7.5%)
  • March26 (7.5%)
  • April36 (10%)
  • May30 (8.6%)
  • June26 (7.5%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August24 (6.9%)
  • September32 (9.2%)
  • October22 (6.3%)
  • November30 (8.6%)
  • December29 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (66%)
  • Wet or damp108 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph211 (61%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph34 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph52 (15%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway221 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (25%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (69%)
  • Pedestrian84 (17%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.3%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2048 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 3581 (17%)
  • 36 to 4556 (12%)
  • 46 to 5582 (17%)
  • 56 to 6544 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.4%)
  • Over 7519 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (56%)
  • Passenger130 (27%)
  • Pedestrian84 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.6%)
  • Motorcycle16 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 108th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2019

Coatbridge South, North Lanarkshire, ML5 4SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lanarkshire in 2019, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A721 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2019: 23, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA721232706
2ndM80223216
3rdA73182523
4thA89182305
5thA725172504
6thM8173912
7thA77581401
8thA7527901
9thM737801
10thA716903
11thA7236600
12thB70666802
13thA805901
14thB7175903
15thB7535701
16thA841201
17thB7544500
18thA7223301
19thA743602
20thA8033401

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2019

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2019: 45.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2019

ML1 and ML5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2019, with 56 each.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2019, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years