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G68 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,424 road traffic collisions in the G68 postcode district, North Lanarkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,022 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 305 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, down from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,424
1,997th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,022
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
23 people killed
Serious collisions
305
358 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for G68

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal221.5%
  • Serious30521%
  • Slight1,09777%

What the data shows

  • G68 had 146 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 272 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in G68 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 202 children under 16 were killed or injured in G68, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 54% of collisions in G68.

Where G68 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,997th
Most casualties
1,997th
Most fatal collisions
2,104th
Most serious collisions
1,994th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday201 (14%)
  • Tuesday235 (17%)
  • Wednesday196 (14%)
  • Thursday214 (15%)
  • Friday248 (17%)
  • Saturday162 (11%)
  • Sunday168 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,010 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit265 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting124 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway672 (47%)
  • Dual carriageway451 (32%)
  • Roundabout274 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph8 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph357 (25%)
  • 40 mph274 (19%)
  • 50 mph55 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph338 (24%)
  • 70 mph391 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds935 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds315 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds60 (4.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist16 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Other34 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,456 (72%)
  • Pedestrian128 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant76 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)74 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant74 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist64 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

G68 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in G68, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in G68 peaked at 54 in 1990; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251022
20241315
20231422
2022810
20211014
202079
20191923
20181825
20171926
20162844
20152532
20142938
20132334
20121828
20111921
20102125
20093440
20082943
20073959
20063551
20052842
20043643
20033443
20023457
20014165
20005070
19994973
19984774
19974555
19963757
19952944
19944761
19933345
19923847
19913546
19905488
19895261
19884355
19873853
19863848
19853756
19843647
19833447
19823345
19813473
19802345
197911

Map of recent crashes in G68

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in G68

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in G68

The 24 most recent collisions in G68 happened between 20 December 2023 and 13 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in G68

The A80 has the most collisions in G68, 389 of 1,424 (27%), followed by the B8048 (178).

Collisions in G68 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA80389577974
2ndB8048178248133
3rdB80298128226
4thM8098155010
5thB816496619
6thA8011385008
7thA73122002
8thB7574401
9thB8034602

Council areas covering G68

Collisions in G68 were recorded in 3 council areas. North Lanarkshire has 1,348 of 1,424 (95%).

Collisions in G68 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Lanarkshire1,3481,91421288
2ndFalkirk6086113
3rdEast Dunbartonshire162204

Town in G68

Of the 1,424 collisions in G68, 404 (28%) were in Cumbernauld.