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ML4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,609 road traffic collisions in the ML4 postcode district, North Lanarkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 582 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,609
1,472nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,331
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
32
34 people killed
Serious collisions
582
640 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
20
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for ML4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal321.2%
  • Serious58222%
  • Slight1,99576%

What the data shows

  • ML4 had 210 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 53% fewer than the 443 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in ML4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 708 children under 16 were killed or injured in ML4, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in ML4.

Where ML4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,472nd
Most casualties
1,546th
Most fatal collisions
1,784th
Most serious collisions
1,259th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday389 (15%)
  • Tuesday360 (14%)
  • Wednesday378 (14%)
  • Thursday396 (15%)
  • Friday484 (19%)
  • Saturday333 (13%)
  • Sunday269 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,781 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit767 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,681 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway480 (18%)
  • Roundabout264 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road173 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph19 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph2,076 (80%)
  • 40 mph124 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph50 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph147 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph190 (7.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,882 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds448 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds112 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds78 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Other39 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,759 (53%)
  • Pedestrian977 (29%)
  • Cyclist161 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant88 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant87 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ML4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ML4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ML4 peaked at 92 in 1998; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251720
20241213
20231825
20221216
202166
2020910
20192533
20182528
20174560
20164149
20152126
20144560
20133844
20124255
20116187
20104462
20093339
20083946
20075977
20066172
20055876
20046889
20036786
20026581
200188106
200076101
19996580
199892128
199784110
19966788
19957497
199476102
199378119
199292108
19917897
19907595
19898096
19885969
19877291
19867180
198580110
198479104
198391110
198284111
198183106
19804453
19791010

Map of recent crashes in ML4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ML4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ML4

The 24 most recent collisions in ML4 happened between 28 August 2024 and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ML4

The B7070 has the most collisions in ML4, 452 of 2,609 (17%), followed by the A725 (430).

Collisions in ML4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB70704525827116
2ndA7254306181196
3rdA721410515184
4thA775232304344
5thB7029107131024
6thB7001668706
7thA7234511

Council areas covering ML4

Collisions in ML4 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Lanarkshire has 2,599 of 2,609 (99.6%).

Collisions in ML4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Lanarkshire2,5993,31332581
2ndSouth Lanarkshire91701

Towns in ML4

Collisions in ML4 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Bellshill (2,056) and Holytown (31).