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ML7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,124 road traffic collisions in the ML7 postcode district, North Lanarkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,033 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 68 were fatal and 562 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,124
1,696th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,033
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
68
74 people killed
Serious collisions
562
705 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
23
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for ML7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal683.2%
  • Serious56226%
  • Slight1,49470%

What the data shows

  • ML7 had 190 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 337 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in ML7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 460 children under 16 were killed or injured in ML7, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 54% of collisions in ML7.

Where ML7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,696th
Most casualties
1,648th
Most fatal collisions
734th
Most serious collisions
1,322nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday306 (14%)
  • Tuesday279 (13%)
  • Wednesday299 (14%)
  • Thursday329 (15%)
  • Friday335 (16%)
  • Saturday310 (15%)
  • Sunday266 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,410 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit371 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting328 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,602 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway460 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout26 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph960 (45%)
  • 40 mph57 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph664 (31%)
  • 70 mph417 (20%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,414 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds325 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds111 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds79 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds54 (2.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds52 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist39 (1.8%)
  • Other44 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,996 (66%)
  • Pedestrian496 (16%)
  • Van occupant151 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist81 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)56 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant44 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ML7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ML7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ML7 peaked at 73 in 1998; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251623
20241219
20231927
20222239
20211314
20202027
20191936
20182124
20172328
20162530
20152434
20142125
20133452
20124678
20112432
20103140
20093247
20083853
20074055
20064775
20055472
20044873
20035481
20024674
20014780
20006382
19995089
19987399
19976584
19966082
19955075
19945677
19935778
19926687
19916069
199070100
19896074
19885272
19874768
19865776
19856296
19846395
19836688
198268101
198173109
198068107
19796287

Map of recent crashes in ML7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ML7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ML7

The 24 most recent collisions in ML7 happened between 15 May 2024 and 9 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ML7

The M8 has the most collisions in ML7, 383 of 2,124 (18%), followed by the B7066 (311).

Collisions in ML7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM83836111673
2ndB70663114761493
3rdB7172253431359
4thA71218304465
5thB701089108029
6thB7184275211
7thB7057324718
8thA85611
9thA7341112
10thA7213401

Council areas covering ML7

Collisions in ML7 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Lanarkshire has 2,049 of 2,124 (96%).

Collisions in ML7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Lanarkshire2,0492,90864546
2ndWest Lothian72119415

Towns in ML7

Collisions in ML7 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Shotts (541) and Harthill, West Lothian (158).