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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 200 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2021, and 242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2020 (184), and casualties rose from 238.

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

Collisions in 2021
200
Up 9% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
242
Up 2% on 2020
Fatal collisions
6
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
25% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2021

3% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2021 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63%
  • Serious5025%
  • Slight14472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.9%
  • Serious5221%
  • Slight18376%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2021 is highlighted, with 200, up 9% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 200
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (18%)
  • Thursday28 (14%)
  • Friday35 (18%)
  • Saturday15 (7.5%)
  • Sunday27 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.5%)
  • February15 (7.5%)
  • March12 (6%)
  • April16 (8%)
  • May20 (10%)
  • June14 (7%)
  • July13 (6.5%)
  • August23 (12%)
  • September18 (9%)
  • October11 (5.5%)
  • November27 (14%)
  • December20 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (65%)
  • Wet or damp57 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.5%)
  • Snow3 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph137 (69%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (5%)
  • 60 mph22 (11%)
  • 70 mph19 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (16%)
  • Roundabout8 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (60%)
  • Pedestrian46 (19%)
  • Cyclist20 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.3%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2021 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2515 (6.2%)
  • 26 to 3547 (19%)
  • 36 to 4539 (16%)
  • 46 to 5540 (17%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.4%)
  • Over 757 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (60%)
  • Passenger52 (21%)
  • Pedestrian46 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car266 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.8%)
  • Motorcycle8 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 2021.

Collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2021

Airdrie Central, North Lanarkshire, ML6 0BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lanarkshire in 2021, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A721 and A89 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2021, with 10 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA721101503
2ndA89101100
3rdA739904
4thB8028902
5thM808900
6thA801061001
7thA715500
8thA7255601
9thB70665512
10thB8045501
11thM735702
12thA7234411
13thB70014501
14thB8034400
15thA7523401
16thM83302
17thA82302
18thA802302
19thA80112201
20thA8032202

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2021

Airdrie had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2021: 25.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2021

ML6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2021: 43.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years