Skip to main content
CrashStats

B7001 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 487 collisions on the B7001 from 1979 to 2023, with 601 casualties. Of those crashes, 7 were fatal and 130 serious, and 7 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the B7001 was on 13 June 2023.

Collisions since 1979
487
2,010th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
601
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
130
135 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
13 Jun 2023
Busiest year
1981
25 collisions

Crash severity on the B7001

On the B7001, 1.4% of collisions were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2023

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious13027%
  • Slight35072%

Where the B7001 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,010th
Most casualties
2,136th
Most fatal collisions
2,103rd
Most serious collisions
1,551st

B7001 accidents by year

Collisions on the B7001 peaked at 25 in 1981, and none have been recorded since 2023.

Collisions and casualties on the B7001, 1979 to 2023

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202322
202223
202145
202000
201911
201844
201759
201645
201555
201445
2013910
201257
20111721
2010910
20091113
20081214
200778
2006913
20051515
20041519
20031011
20021214
20011920
20001522
19991217
19981011
199768
1996811
19951415
19941419
19931418
1992811
19911717
19901518
19892022
19881319
19871522
19861115
19851823
19841518
19831522
19821720
19812530
19801618
1979811

When crashes happen on the B7001

Friday has the most collisions on the B7001 (93), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (124).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (12%)
  • Thursday57 (12%)
  • Friday93 (19%)
  • Saturday78 (16%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am21 (4.3%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (0.8%)
  • 6am to 9am51 (10%)
  • 9am to noon54 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm78 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm124 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm106 (22%)
  • 9pm to midnight49 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.4%)
  • February46 (9.4%)
  • March44 (9%)
  • April25 (5.1%)
  • May33 (6.8%)
  • June44 (9%)
  • July40 (8.2%)
  • August36 (7.4%)
  • September47 (9.7%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November42 (8.6%)
  • December45 (9.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight316 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit161 (33%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B7001 crashes

On the B7001, 91% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 56% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph443 (91%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (56%)
  • Wet or damp201 (41%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)
  • Snow5 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway426 (87%)
  • Roundabout42 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B7001 crashes

Car occupants make up 45% of the people killed or injured on the B7001, followed by pedestrians (38%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (45%)
  • Pedestrian228 (38%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (5%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car571 (76%)
  • Bus or coach43 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle30 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.3%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1047 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1562 (10%)
  • 16 to 2095 (16%)
  • 21 to 2545 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 35107 (18%)
  • 36 to 4582 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.5%)
  • Over 7526 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian228 (38%)
  • Driver or rider226 (38%)
  • Passenger147 (24%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B7001

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B7001

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B7001 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B7001 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Lanarkshire has the most, with 482, followed by South Lanarkshire (4).

Collisions on the B7001 in each area, 1979 to 2023
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Lanarkshire4825917128
2ndSouth Lanarkshire4902

B7001 crashes by town

Collisions on the B7001 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Uddingston (366) and Bellshill (60).

Latest recorded crashes on the B7001

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B7001, from 29 August 2015 to 13 June 2023.

Severity