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A722 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 collisions on the A722 from 1979 to 2025, with 574 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 119 serious, and 6 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A722, down 80% from 5 in 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
469
2,070th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
574
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
119
124 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 80% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Down 60% on 2024

Crash severity on the A722

On the A722, 1.3% of collisions were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious11925%
  • Slight34473%

Where the A722 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,070th
Most casualties
2,219th
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
1,660th

A722 accidents by year

Collisions on the A722 peaked at 25 in 1979 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A722, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202455
202312
202246
202114
202024
201933
201822
201746
201659
201533
201466
201356
201222
201189
20101011
2009610
2008911
20071116
20061422
200546
20041113
200377
20021218
200155
20001418
1999911
19981212
19971317
19961316
19951217
19941113
19931516
19921415
19911923
19901417
19891012
19881922
19871215
19861415
19852235
19841616
19831212
19821314
19812021
19801922
19792527

When crashes happen on the A722

Wednesday has the most collisions on the A722 (79), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (117).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (17%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday76 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am18 (3.8%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (0.9%)
  • 6am to 9am37 (7.9%)
  • 9am to noon53 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm97 (21%)
  • 3pm to 6pm117 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm97 (21%)
  • 9pm to midnight46 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.7%)
  • February54 (12%)
  • March34 (7.2%)
  • April36 (7.7%)
  • May37 (7.9%)
  • June42 (9%)
  • July31 (6.6%)
  • August29 (6.2%)
  • September37 (7.9%)
  • October42 (9%)
  • November40 (8.5%)
  • December51 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight326 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A722 crashes

On the A722, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 54% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph467 (100%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (54%)
  • Wet or damp206 (44%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (89%)
  • Roundabout28 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A722 crashes

Car occupants make up 42% of the people killed or injured on the A722, followed by pedestrians (38%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (42%)
  • Pedestrian220 (38%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist16 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car585 (78%)
  • Bus or coach43 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle24 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.1%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1041 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1563 (11%)
  • 16 to 2086 (15%)
  • 21 to 2563 (11%)
  • 26 to 3590 (16%)
  • 36 to 4568 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.9%)
  • Over 7528 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian220 (38%)
  • Driver or rider211 (37%)
  • Passenger143 (25%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A722

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A722

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A722 crashes by council area

Of the 469 collisions on the A722, 465 were in North Lanarkshire.

Collisions on the A722 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Lanarkshire4655706119

A722 crashes by town

Collisions on the A722 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Wishaw (320) and Newmains (81).

Recent crashes on the A722

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A722, from 2 October 2016 to 10 June 2025.

Severity