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Moodiesburn road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Moodiesburn, North Lanarkshire, from 1980 to 2025, and 307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 74 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
263
1,681st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
307
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
10 people killed
Serious collisions
74
76 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Moodiesburn

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal93.4%
  • Serious7428%
  • Slight18068%

What the data shows

  • Moodiesburn had 15 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 55% fewer than the 33 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in Moodiesburn were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 99 children under 16 were killed or injured in Moodiesburn, 32% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in Moodiesburn.

Where Moodiesburn ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,681st
Most casualties
1,789th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
1,376th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday32 (12%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph192 (73%)
  • 40 mph31 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph17 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph16 (6.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant124 (40%)
  • Pedestrian121 (39%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Moodiesburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moodiesburn, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Moodiesburn peaked at 16 in 1989; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202322
202200
202144
202000
201922
201822
201711
201622
201500
201433
201322
201200
20111010
201022
200935
200844
200744
200656
200544
200458
2003910
200255
200177
200089
19991113
199879
1997710
199688
1995910
199455
1993711
199279
1991712
19901011
19891619
19881114
198788
198689
198555
19841113
1983812
19821313
19811013
198099

Map of recent crashes in Moodiesburn

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Moodiesburn

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Moodiesburn

The 24 most recent collisions in Moodiesburn happened between 17 September 2011 and 8 February 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Moodiesburn

The A80 has the most collisions in Moodiesburn, 33 of 263 (13%), followed by the M73 (6).

Collisions in Moodiesburn on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA80334234
2ndM736703

Council areas covering Moodiesburn

Collisions in Moodiesburn were recorded in 2 council areas. North Lanarkshire has 260 of 263 (99%).

Collisions in Moodiesburn by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Lanarkshire260304973
2ndEast Dunbartonshire3301

Postcode district for Moodiesburn

All 263 collisions in Moodiesburn were in the G69 postcode district.