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Harthill (West Lothian) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in Harthill, North Lanarkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 192 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 32 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
158
2,207th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
192
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
32
33 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Harthill

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3220%
  • Slight12478%

What the data shows

  • Harthill had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 21 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Harthill were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Harthill are between 6pm and 9pm, with 27% of collisions.
  • 39 children under 16 were killed or injured in Harthill, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Harthill ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,207th
Most casualties
2,323rd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,244th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (15%)
  • Tuesday16 (10%)
  • Wednesday22 (14%)
  • Thursday17 (11%)
  • Friday35 (22%)
  • Saturday22 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight107 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph122 (77%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph25 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (4.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant90 (47%)
  • Pedestrian64 (33%)
  • Van occupant15 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.7%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Harthill road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harthill, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Harthill peaked at 9 in 1996; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202535
202400
202300
202213
202111
202011
201923
201822
201700
201644
201511
201445
201333
201233
201100
201022
200922
200800
200744
200622
2005510
200444
200377
200223
200112
200011
199947
199833
199778
1996910
199589
199466
199322
199266
199188
199044
1989712
1988811
198711
198645
198547
198478
198334
198222
198155
198034
197922

Map of recent crashes in Harthill

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Harthill

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Harthill

The 24 most recent collisions in Harthill happened between 29 June 2012 and 11 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Harthill

The B7066 has the most collisions in Harthill, 71 of 158 (45%), followed by the M8 (27).

Collisions in Harthill on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB70667183118
2ndM8274415
3rdB718162104
4thA83301

Council areas covering Harthill

Collisions in Harthill were recorded in 2 council areas. North Lanarkshire has 139 of 158 (88%).

Collisions in Harthill by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Lanarkshire139169228
2ndWest Lothian192304

Postcode district for Harthill

All 158 collisions in Harthill were in the ML7 postcode district.