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Plains road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 137 road traffic collisions in Plains, North Lanarkshire, from 1980 to 2025, and 179 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 53 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 11 May 2023.

Collisions since 1980
137
2,405th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
179
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
6 people killed
Serious collisions
53
59 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
11 May 2023
Busiest year
1983
9 collisions

Road collision statistics for Plains

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal42.9%
  • Serious5339%
  • Slight8058%

What the data shows

  • Plains had 12 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 22 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 42% of collisions in Plains were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Plains are between 6pm and 9pm, with 26% of collisions.
  • 59 children under 16 were killed or injured in Plains, 33% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Plains ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,405th
Most casualties
2,429th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,680th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (16%)
  • Tuesday19 (14%)
  • Wednesday13 (9.5%)
  • Thursday24 (18%)
  • Friday22 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (15%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway128 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph112 (82%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph22 (16%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant69 (39%)
  • Pedestrian52 (29%)
  • Cyclist15 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (6.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Plains road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plains, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Plains peaked at 9 in 1983; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202312
202211
202111
202033
201900
201846
201700
201622
201545
201433
201300
201213
201122
201044
200922
200811
200746
200611
200511
200400
200346
200222
200122
200045
199936
199834
199722
199656
199544
199446
199355
199278
199144
199057
1989411
198823
1987511
198655
1985711
198446
198399
198256
198155
198022

Map of recent crashes in Plains

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Plains

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Plains

The 24 most recent collisions in Plains happened between 12 August 2010 and 11 May 2023.

Severity

Crashes by road in Plains

Of the 137 collisions in Plains, 74 were on the A89.

Collisions in Plains on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8974104334

Council area for Plains

Plains is in North Lanarkshire, where police recorded 36,249 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Plains accounts for 0.4% of them.

Postcode district for Plains

All 137 collisions in Plains were in the ML6 postcode district.