Serious
Seat Ibiza crash on the M8 in North Lanarkshire, 11 Oct 2025, 16:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991653295
Mossend and Holytown, North Lanarkshire, ML1 5GH area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 193 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Mossend and Holytown ward, North Lanarkshire, from 2001 to 2025, with 273 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 20 were serious.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, the same as in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 193
- 4,406th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 273
- 1.41 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 3 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 3
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the ML1 5GH hotspot
22 of the 193 collisions here (11%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21%
- Serious2010%
- Slight17189%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 3
- Seriously injured
- 26
- Slightly injured
- 244
- All casualties
- 273
Accidents by year at the ML1 5GH hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 16 in 2014, against an average of 7.7 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the ML1 5GH hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 3
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 8 | 17 |
| 2018 | 10 | 12 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 16 | 19 |
| 2013 | 11 | 14 |
| 2012 | 13 | 28 |
| 2011 | 9 | 12 |
| 2010 | 9 | 11 |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 |
| 2008 | 13 | 16 |
| 2007 | 8 | 12 |
| 2006 | 15 | 19 |
| 2005 | 11 | 17 |
| 2004 | 13 | 22 |
| 2003 | 10 | 15 |
| 2002 | 9 | 14 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 |
Map of crashes at the ML1 5GH hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near ML1 5GH.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Mossend and Holytown, North Lanarkshire, ML1 5GH area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the ML1 5GH hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Mossend and Holytown
- Council area
- North Lanarkshire
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- ML1 5GH
- Postcode district
- ML1
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 55.83384, -3.92954
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 11 October 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 4,406th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the ML1 5GH hotspot
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Holytown had the most collisions, 17 of 193.
Accident hotspots near ML1 5GH
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Airdrie South, North Lanarkshire, ML6 8SY area, 1.9 km away, with 138 collisions.
- Airdrie South, North Lanarkshire, ML6 8SY area1.9 km away, 164 casualties138 collisions
- Mossend and Holytown, North Lanarkshire, ML1 5LG area2.1 km away, 239 casualties157 collisions
- Murdostoun, North Lanarkshire, ML1 5LT area2.2 km away, 116 casualties69 collisions
- Motherwell North, North Lanarkshire, ML1 5AY area2.8 km away, 110 casualties84 collisions
- Mossend and Holytown, North Lanarkshire, ML1 4WR area3.4 km away, 108 casualties76 collisions
- Mossend and Holytown, North Lanarkshire, ML1 4RB area3.4 km away, 153 casualties124 collisions
- Murdostoun, North Lanarkshire, ML1 5RL area3.4 km away, 97 casualties82 collisions
- Airdrie South, North Lanarkshire, ML6 9XG area3.6 km away, 142 casualties105 collisions
All 193 crashes at the ML1 5GH hotspot
Newest first, from 30 January 2001 to 11 October 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 26 Sep 2025, 07:32
- Ford Transit and MG ZS
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991663200
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on the A775 in North Lanarkshire, 1 Feb 2025, 12:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991616082
- Fatal
Yamaha YZF crash on the A775 in North Lanarkshire, 16 Sep 2024, 16:25
- Yamaha YZF and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991492209
- Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 26 Jul 2024, 21:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991472806
- Serious
Car crash on the B7066 in North Lanarkshire, 18 Jan 2024, 10:00
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024991399986
- Slight
Dacia Duster crash on the M8 in North Lanarkshire, 14 Sep 2023, 07:02
- Dacia Duster, BMW 5 Series and BMW 3 Series
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023991352414
- Slight
Tesla Model 3 crash on the M8 in North Lanarkshire, 10 Jul 2023, 19:26
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023991328005
- Slight
Hyundai i30 crash on the M8 in North Lanarkshire, 14 Oct 2022, 15:00
- Hyundai i30 and Volkswagen Caddy
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991230702
- Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on the M8 in North Lanarkshire, 6 Oct 2022, 16:45
- Volkswagen UP and Honda CR-V
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991229174
- Serious
Bicycle crash on the A775 in North Lanarkshire, 28 Jul 2022, 16:50
- 2 bicycles
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991203583
- Slight
Suzuki Celerio crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 17 Jun 2021, 08:40
- Suzuki Celerio and Audi RS3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991056723
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 30 Sep 2020, 06:00
- Renault Megane and Mercedes
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990985857
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on the M8 in North Lanarkshire, 21 Dec 2019, 12:30
- Skoda Fabia, Mercedes C Class, Ford Fiesta and Ford Ecosport
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019970912316
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 16 Sep 2019, 08:30
- Ford Fiesta and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019970877896
- Slight
Kia Ceed crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 24 Jul 2019, 13:51
- Kia Ceed and Ford Transit Connect
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019970861833
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 3 Jun 2019, 09:00
- Renault Clio and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201997ND75106
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A775 in North Lanarkshire, 29 Apr 2019, 06:10
- BMW 1 Series and Peugeot 207
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201997ND00804
- Serious
Honda Civic crash on the B7066 in North Lanarkshire, 23 Mar 2019, 12:48
- Honda Civic and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201997ND75203
- Slight
Mercedes Vito crash on the M8 in North Lanarkshire, 21 Mar 2019, 19:15
- Mercedes Vito and Fiat Punto
- 2 vehicles, 8 casualties
Ref 201997NA75503
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A8 in North Lanarkshire, 7 Jan 2019, 19:55
- Fiat 500 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201997NA00601
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 16 Dec 2018, 15:15
- Ford Transit Custom and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201897NA75412
- Slight
Mercedes ML Class crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 30 Oct 2018, 08:45
- Mercedes ML Class and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201897NA01810
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the M8 in North Lanarkshire, 7 Oct 2018, 12:19
- Fiat 500, Ford Mondeo, Mercedes C Class, Volkswagen Passat and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201897NA75110
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 13 Sep 2018, 16:25
- Vauxhall Astra and Citroen C1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201897ND75109
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on the B7066 in North Lanarkshire, 12 Aug 2018, 14:00
- Kia Picanto, Ford Fiesta and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201897ND75108
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the M8 in North Lanarkshire, 24 Jul 2018, 13:20
- Ford Focus and Hyundai i30
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201897NA75407
- Serious
Mercedes C Class crash on the M8 in North Lanarkshire, 9 Jun 2018, 17:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201897ND75306
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 24 Apr 2018, 07:30
- Vauxhall Astra, Fiat Tipo and Ford Transit
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201897NE00604
- Slight
Renault Twingo crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 22 Feb 2018, 16:15
- Renault Twingo and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201897NA75402
- Slight
Renault Captur crash on the A8 in North Lanarkshire, 13 Feb 2018, 14:20
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 201897ND00202
- Slight
Honda WW125EX2 crash on the A775 in North Lanarkshire, 23 Dec 2017, 17:50
- Honda WW125EX2 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201797NDA0512
- Slight
BMW X5 crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 6 Dec 2017, 11:15
- BMW X5 and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201797NA00212
- Slight
Honda CG125 crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 31 Mar 2017, 13:00
- Honda CG125 and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201797ND75703
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on the M8 in North Lanarkshire, 22 Feb 2017, 06:15
- Toyota Avensis, Renault Kangoo and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201797ND02102
- Slight
Mazda MX-5 crash on the M8 in North Lanarkshire, 17 Jan 2017, 18:00
- Mazda MX-5 and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201797NA75501
- Slight
Mazda 2 crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 19 Dec 2016, 17:30
- Mazda 2 and Fiat Punto
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201697NA03812
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 19 Sep 2016, 10:25
- BMW 3 Series and Vauxhall Combo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201697ND02009
- Serious
Volvo crash on the M8 in North Lanarkshire, 19 Jul 2016, 11:30
- Volvo and Renault Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201697NA70507
- Slight
Dacia Logan crash on the B7066 in North Lanarkshire, 14 Jun 2016, 06:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201697ND01006
- Slight
Vehicle crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 4 Mar 2016, 14:15
- A bicycle and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201697ND02203
- Slight
Mini One crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 18 Jan 2016, 14:00
- Mini One and Peugeot 406
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201697NA02901
- Slight
Car crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 27 Nov 2015, 15:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201597ND70511
- Slight
Toyota Camry crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 10 Aug 2015, 13:45
- Toyota Camry and Nissan Almera
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201597NA01208
- Slight
Peugeot 107 crash on the B7066 in North Lanarkshire, 18 Feb 2015, 10:10
- Peugeot 107 and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201597NE02102
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the M8 in North Lanarkshire, 9 Dec 2014, 07:44
- Ford Transit and Land Rover Discovery
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201497NA70912
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 24 Oct 2014, 14:25
- Ford Mondeo and Hyundai i30
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201497ND01810
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the A73 in North Lanarkshire, 14 Oct 2014, 16:10
- Mercedes E Class and Ford B-Max
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201497ND70510