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ML5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,296 road traffic collisions in the ML5 postcode district, North Lanarkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,994 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 93 were fatal and 1,233 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 30 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
5,296
490th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,994
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
93
99 people killed
Serious collisions
1,233
1,399 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
30
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
38
Up 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ML5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal931.8%
  • Serious1,23323%
  • Slight3,97075%

What the data shows

  • ML5 had 410 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 856 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in ML5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,538 children under 16 were killed or injured in ML5, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in ML5.

Where ML5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
490th
Most casualties
481st
Most fatal collisions
349th
Most serious collisions
185th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday746 (14%)
  • Tuesday666 (13%)
  • Wednesday704 (13%)
  • Thursday778 (15%)
  • Friday1,003 (19%)
  • Saturday794 (15%)
  • Sunday605 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,550 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,518 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting161 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,850 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway950 (18%)
  • Roundabout386 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road87 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph4,353 (82%)
  • 40 mph146 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph21 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph346 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph397 (7.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,825 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds988 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds167 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds125 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds54 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds25 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.3%)
  • Other71 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,841 (55%)
  • Pedestrian1,965 (28%)
  • Cyclist247 (3.5%)
  • Motorcyclist239 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant204 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant202 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant159 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)71 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant33 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ML5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ML5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ML5 peaked at 208 in 1981; 2025 had 30.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 30
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253038
20243036
20232451
20223145
20212427
20203343
20195686
20185877
20175871
20166693
20155562
201472102
20137491
20128198
201183108
201094124
2009104135
200895125
200797131
2006101145
2005115151
2004112158
2003129181
2002124170
2001153190
2000159222
1999153209
1998145217
1997151228
1996112141
1995133172
1994121156
1993148199
1992182251
1991153214
1990165219
1989167212
1988177232
1987158186
1986181215
1985164205
1984176213
1983172206
1982168213
1981208282
1980133169
19797195

Map of recent crashes in ML5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ML5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ML5

The 24 most recent collisions in ML5 happened between 23 February and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ML5

The A89 has the most collisions in ML5, 818 of 5,296 (15%), followed by the A725 (558).

Collisions in ML5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA898181,08812178
2ndA72555875611117
3rdA84296862288
4thB753333418674
5thB804251353350
6thB803138179228
7thA7525088013
8thM8222905
9thA721152208
10thB7070131911
11thB7256700
12thA7235511
13thA7754401
14thA804501
15thB7554413
16thB8024401

Council area for ML5

ML5 is in North Lanarkshire, where police recorded 36,249 collisions from 1979 to 2025. ML5 accounts for 15% of them.

Towns in ML5

Collisions in ML5 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Coatbridge (3,987) and Bargeddie (5).