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North Lanarkshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 208 road traffic collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2025, and 267 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2024 (206), and casualties rose from 255.

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

Collisions in 2025
208
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
267
Up 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
41% of collisions

Crash severity in North Lanarkshire in 2025

1.4% of collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2025 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2% and 24% in North Lanarkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious8541%
  • Slight12058%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious8833%
  • Slight17666%

North Lanarkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Lanarkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,198 in 1981. 2025 is highlighted, with 208, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 208
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (16%)
  • Friday27 (13%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.2%)
  • February19 (9.1%)
  • March18 (8.7%)
  • April15 (7.2%)
  • May16 (7.7%)
  • June16 (7.7%)
  • July16 (7.7%)
  • August18 (8.7%)
  • September25 (12%)
  • October15 (7.2%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December13 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds168 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other9 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (70%)
  • Wet or damp57 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph136 (65%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph25 (12%)
  • 70 mph23 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (17%)
  • Roundabout20 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (57%)
  • Pedestrian64 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist8 (3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2025 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2522 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3536 (13%)
  • 36 to 4540 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (13%)
  • 56 to 6529 (11%)
  • 66 to 7525 (9.4%)
  • Over 7511 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (55%)
  • Pedestrian64 (24%)
  • Passenger57 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car284 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle26 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Lanarkshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Lanarkshire had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 2025.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Lanarkshire in 2025

Coatbridge North, North Lanarkshire, ML5 3BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Lanarkshire in 2025, with 11 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in North Lanarkshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A73 and M80 had the most collisions in North Lanarkshire in 2025, with 12 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Lanarkshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA73121205
2ndM80122605
3rdA721111704
4thA72591311
5thM881304
6thA896910
7thB70666602
8thA715504
9thB7545503
10thB8025802
11thB8045603
12thA7524601
13thB70294501
14thA83301
15thA80103302
16thB7993301
17thM733501
18thA7752201
19thB70322201
20thB70702202

Towns in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2025

Coatbridge had the most collisions of any town in North Lanarkshire in 2025: 25.

Postcode districts in North Lanarkshire: crashes in 2025

ML1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Lanarkshire in 2025: 42.

Latest crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in North Lanarkshire in 2025, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

North Lanarkshire road accidents in other years