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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2023, and 358 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2022 (218), and casualties rose from 283.

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

Collisions in 2023
243
Up 11% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
358
Up 27% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
35% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2023

2.1% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2023 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious8435%
  • Slight15463%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious10630%
  • Slight24769%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2023 is highlighted, with 243, up 11% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 243
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday40 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (18%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday45 (19%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (3.7%)
  • February19 (7.8%)
  • March26 (11%)
  • April17 (7%)
  • May27 (11%)
  • June21 (8.6%)
  • July15 (6.2%)
  • August20 (8.2%)
  • September21 (8.6%)
  • October20 (8.2%)
  • November21 (8.6%)
  • December27 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (67%)
  • Wet or damp77 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph139 (57%)
  • 40 mph23 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph25 (10%)
  • 70 mph38 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (26%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (61%)
  • Pedestrian53 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2039 (11%)
  • 21 to 2537 (10%)
  • 26 to 3559 (16%)
  • 36 to 4551 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (12%)
  • 56 to 6538 (11%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.6%)
  • Over 7514 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (60%)
  • Passenger90 (25%)
  • Pedestrian53 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had the 150th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2023

Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, ML4 3DP area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lanarkshire in 2023, with 8 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2023

The M8 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2023: 16, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM8162623
2ndA89151905
3rdA73142602
4thA725132117
5thM80111602
6thB802101407
7thA72191102
8thA808801
9thM7371013
10thA7235801
11thA851201
12thA714402
13thA7524502
14thA7754401
15thA8034501
16thB7994401
17thA80103302
18thB70293501
19thB70663601
20thA742400

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2023

Motherwell had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2023: 24.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2023

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2023: 53.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2023, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2023.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years