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ML6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,689 road traffic collisions in the ML6 postcode district, North Lanarkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,578 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 88 were fatal and 1,477 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 36 collisions, up 24% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
5,689
384th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,578
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
88
94 people killed
Serious collisions
1,477
1,679 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
36
Up 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
43
Up 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ML6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal881.5%
  • Serious1,47726%
  • Slight4,12472%

What the data shows

  • ML6 had 455 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 917 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in ML6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,659 children under 16 were killed or injured in ML6, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 47% of collisions in ML6.

Where ML6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
384th
Most casualties
371st
Most fatal collisions
404th
Most serious collisions
94th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday764 (13%)
  • Tuesday792 (14%)
  • Wednesday754 (13%)
  • Thursday870 (15%)
  • Friday1,025 (18%)
  • Saturday834 (15%)
  • Sunday650 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,902 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,424 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting294 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit40 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,040 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway324 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout185 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road125 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph20 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph4,354 (77%)
  • 40 mph166 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph21 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1,001 (18%)
  • 70 mph126 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,149 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds979 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds174 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds134 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds63 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds37 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.3%)
  • Other105 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,209 (56%)
  • Pedestrian2,004 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist336 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist270 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant202 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant201 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant166 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)86 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant48 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant47 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ML6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ML6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ML6 peaked at 204 in 1981; 2025 had 36.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 36
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253643
20242936
20233236
20224147
20214355
20203445
20194661
20185785
20177284
20166586
201576110
20146981
20136786
201292125
201197128
201083113
2009101135
200880112
2007134177
2006118182
2005121164
2004105148
2003130185
2002114160
2001155218
2000152213
1999156208
1998145197
1997168223
1996164203
1995178244
1994167227
1993177237
1992183267
1991178248
1990182244
1989190246
1988169225
1987163219
1986167205
1985180238
1984171223
1983169193
1982180228
1981204276
1980156201
197993111

Map of recent crashes in ML6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ML6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ML6

The 24 most recent collisions in ML6 happened between 9 June and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ML6

The A89 has the most collisions in ML6, 1,007 of 5,689 (18%), followed by the A73 (884).

Collisions in ML6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA891,0071,35025290
2ndA738841,31715199
3rdB8024946863127
4thA8010289341588
5thB803279412981
6thB8058154214341
7thB799105119326
8thA859113415
9thM8304007
10thB8039283612
11thB825284107
12thA721101203
13thB754101512
14thA8015701
15thA7223401
16thA7233301
17thA7253300
18thA803801
19thA8033401
20thB70323301

Council area for ML6

ML6 is in North Lanarkshire, where police recorded 36,249 collisions from 1979 to 2025. ML6 accounts for 16% of them.

Towns in ML6

Collisions in ML6 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Airdrie (3,330) and Chapelhall (331).