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Motherwell road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,938 road traffic collisions in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,722 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 37 were fatal and 630 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, up from 17 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,938
340th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,722
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
37
37 people killed
Serious collisions
630
675 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Motherwell

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal371.3%
  • Serious63021%
  • Slight2,27177%

What the data shows

  • Motherwell had 263 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 544 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Motherwell were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 903 children under 16 were killed or injured in Motherwell, 24% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in Motherwell.

Where Motherwell ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
340th
Most casualties
339th
Most fatal collisions
287th
Most serious collisions
281st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday386 (13%)
  • Tuesday407 (14%)
  • Wednesday441 (15%)
  • Thursday473 (16%)
  • Friday514 (17%)
  • Saturday418 (14%)
  • Sunday299 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,095 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit809 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,223 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway358 (12%)
  • Roundabout229 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road109 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph14 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph2,875 (98%)
  • 40 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph33 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,183 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds508 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds97 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds79 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.1%)
  • Other36 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,753 (47%)
  • Pedestrian1,259 (34%)
  • Bus or coach occupant183 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist145 (3.9%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant135 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant50 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Motherwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Motherwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Motherwell peaked at 107 in 1984; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252226
20241719
20232428
20222023
20211616
20201012
20193440
20184050
20173545
20164562
20154359
20143750
20134956
20125271
20113442
20104861
20096789
20087190
20077192
20067291
200591121
20046991
200379110
20026286
20015865
20006099
199976104
19987495
19976796
19967182
199586108
19946889
199391102
199293109
199190115
199094125
198997116
19888294
198791121
198698123
198599112
1984107122
19837599
198290109
198195115
19804967
19791925

Map of recent crashes in Motherwell

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Motherwell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Motherwell

The 24 most recent collisions in Motherwell happened between 16 December 2024 and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Motherwell

The A721 has the most collisions in Motherwell, 655 of 2,938 (22%), followed by the A723 (506).

Collisions in Motherwell on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7216558369145
2ndA723506648399
3rdB754278353962
4thB7029138170245
5thB79973100315
6thB7066455805
7thA723300

Council area for Motherwell

Motherwell is in North Lanarkshire, where police recorded 36,249 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Motherwell accounts for 8.1% of them.

Postcode districts in Motherwell

Collisions in Motherwell were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by ML1 (2,933) and ML4 (5).