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B799 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 collisions on the B799 from 1979 to 2025, with 435 casualties. Of those crashes, 9 were fatal and 67 serious, and 9 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the B799, level with 2024, with 3 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
339
2,531st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
435
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
67
74 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
Down 25% on 2024

Crash severity on the B799

On the B799, 2.7% of collisions were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious6720%
  • Slight26378%

Where the B799 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,531st
Most casualties
2,603rd
Most fatal collisions
1,807th
Most serious collisions
2,538th

B799 accidents by year

Collisions on the B799 peaked at 19 in 1982 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B799, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202434
202344
202211
202122
202022
201923
201834
201723
201655
201567
201444
201322
201279
2011911
201078
20091112
2008910
20071218
20061620
2005913
200433
200348
20021217
20011013
2000910
1999811
199888
199789
199657
199569
19941319
199333
199255
199188
19901014
198944
1988815
19871018
19861418
198588
1984811
198389
19821921
19811524
1980710
197978

When crashes happen on the B799

Friday has the most collisions on the B799 (65), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (101).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (16%)
  • Wednesday34 (10%)
  • Thursday62 (18%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday41 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am12 (3.5%)
  • 3am to 6am6 (1.8%)
  • 6am to 9am44 (13%)
  • 9am to noon39 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm53 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm101 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm61 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight23 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.6%)
  • February33 (9.7%)
  • March25 (7.4%)
  • April23 (6.8%)
  • May29 (8.6%)
  • June20 (5.9%)
  • July27 (8%)
  • August26 (7.7%)
  • September22 (6.5%)
  • October32 (9.4%)
  • November42 (12%)
  • December31 (9.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight226 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B799 crashes

On the B799, 75% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 52% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph255 (75%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph68 (20%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Other12 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (52%)
  • Wet or damp145 (43%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (88%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B799 crashes

Car occupants make up 55% of the people killed or injured on the B799, followed by pedestrians (26%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (55%)
  • Pedestrian111 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (77%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.5%)
  • Other13 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2052 (12%)
  • 21 to 2558 (13%)
  • 26 to 3574 (17%)
  • 36 to 4561 (14%)
  • 46 to 5557 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.2%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (50%)
  • Pedestrian111 (26%)
  • Passenger108 (25%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B799

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B799

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B799 crashes by council area

Of the 339 collisions on the B799, 336 were in North Lanarkshire.

Collisions on the B799 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Lanarkshire336432967

B799 crashes by town

Collisions on the B799 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Chapelhall (94) and Motherwell (73).

Recent crashes on the B799

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B799, from 19 August 2016 to 4 February 2025.

Severity