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B7070 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 477 collisions on the B7070 from 1979 to 2025, with 614 casualties. Of those crashes, 8 were fatal and 120 serious, and 8 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B7070, up from none in 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
477
2,044th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
614
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
120
138 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B7070

On the B7070, 1.7% of collisions were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious12025%
  • Slight34973%

Where the B7070 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,044th
Most casualties
2,100th
Most fatal collisions
1,937th
Most serious collisions
1,650th

B7070 accidents by year

Collisions on the B7070 peaked at 24 in 1998 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B7070, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202400
202311
202233
202111
202011
201934
201868
201723
201656
201533
201489
201344
201246
2011914
20101316
200958
2008912
20071011
20061314
20051216
20041015
20031623
2002912
20011112
200066
19991112
19982428
19972025
1996910
19951519
19941522
19931323
19921515
19911623
19901621
19891523
19881622
19871011
19861919
19851422
19841425
19831417
19821012
19811825
19801113
19791617

When crashes happen on the B7070

Friday has the most collisions on the B7070 (89), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (132).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday84 (18%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday89 (19%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am18 (3.8%)
  • 3am to 6am8 (1.7%)
  • 6am to 9am44 (9.2%)
  • 9am to noon42 (8.8%)
  • Noon to 3pm68 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm132 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm109 (23%)
  • 9pm to midnight56 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.4%)
  • February30 (6.3%)
  • March38 (8%)
  • April45 (9.4%)
  • May42 (8.8%)
  • June28 (5.9%)
  • July34 (7.1%)
  • August38 (8%)
  • September34 (7.1%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November46 (9.6%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight305 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B7070 crashes

On the B7070, 82% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 53% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph392 (82%)
  • 40 mph41 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph40 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (4%)
  • Other9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (53%)
  • Wet or damp215 (45%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway402 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout19 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B7070 crashes

Car occupants make up 48% of the people killed or injured on the B7070, followed by pedestrians (37%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (48%)
  • Pedestrian226 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car582 (78%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.7%)
  • Other10 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1042 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1560 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2094 (15%)
  • 21 to 2560 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3585 (14%)
  • 36 to 4588 (14%)
  • 46 to 5570 (11%)
  • 56 to 6555 (9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.7%)
  • Over 7520 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (41%)
  • Pedestrian226 (37%)
  • Passenger138 (22%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B7070

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B7070

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B7070 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B7070 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Lanarkshire has the most, with 473, followed by Conwy (3).

Collisions on the B7070 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Lanarkshire4736108118
2ndConwy3302

B7070 crashes by town

Of the 477 collisions on the B7070, 414 were in the built-up area of Bellshill.

Recent crashes on the B7070

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B7070, from 18 December 2015 to 17 December 2025.

Severity