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Coatbridge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,001 road traffic collisions in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,094 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 934 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, up 14% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
4,001
257th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,094
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
56 people killed
Serious collisions
934
1,018 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
30
Up 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Coatbridge

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal531.3%
  • Serious93423%
  • Slight3,01475%

What the data shows

  • Coatbridge had 304 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 55% fewer than the 675 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Coatbridge were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,344 children under 16 were killed or injured in Coatbridge, 26% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in Coatbridge.

Where Coatbridge ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
257th
Most casualties
256th
Most fatal collisions
209th
Most serious collisions
198th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday557 (14%)
  • Tuesday505 (13%)
  • Wednesday510 (13%)
  • Thursday607 (15%)
  • Friday771 (19%)
  • Saturday617 (15%)
  • Sunday434 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,695 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,225 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,136 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway474 (12%)
  • Roundabout310 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road60 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph3,810 (95%)
  • 40 mph32 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph45 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph81 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,910 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds746 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds125 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds96 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds37 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.2%)
  • Other48 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,466 (48%)
  • Pedestrian1,760 (35%)
  • Cyclist215 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant169 (3.3%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant148 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant95 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Coatbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coatbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Coatbridge peaked at 164 in 1981; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252530
20242226
20231839
20222124
20212023
20202227
20194566
20183948
20174047
20165272
20154146
20144873
20136072
20126984
20116480
20106892
200980101
20087999
200782114
200684117
200586108
200482115
200395129
200292123
2001116141
2000114150
1999125170
1998105139
1997107158
19967895
199598121
199488102
1993112139
1992135186
1991114142
1990118155
1989122152
1988136163
1987129148
1986130149
1985133156
1984144167
1983133164
1982135161
1981164211
198096124
19793546

Map of recent crashes in Coatbridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Coatbridge

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Coatbridge

The 24 most recent collisions in Coatbridge happened between 13 January and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Coatbridge

The A89 has the most collisions in Coatbridge, 725 of 4,001 (18%), followed by the A725 (359).

Collisions in Coatbridge on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA897259449145
2ndA725359453881
3rdB753312393670
4thB803118151124
5thB804104131018
6thA888147417
7thA721152208
8thB7255500
9thA7524701
10thA7754401

Council area for Coatbridge

Coatbridge is in North Lanarkshire, where police recorded 36,249 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Coatbridge accounts for 11% of them.

Postcode districts in Coatbridge

Collisions in Coatbridge were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by ML5 (3,987) and G69 (13).