Road collisions in North Lanarkshire

Latest figures published 1 Oct 2026. Each figure shows its own source and date.

The police recorded 1,075 road collisions where someone was hurt on North Lanarkshire's roads from 2021 to 2025. 27 were fatal and 371 serious.

North Lanarkshire in 2025

Reported injury collisions
208
Fatal
3
Serious
85
Fatal and serious per 100,000 people
25.6
Great Britain: 39.4

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Collisions each year

Reported injury collisions in North Lanarkshire by year
YearFatalSeriousSlightAll
2021650144200
2022571142218
2023584154243
2024881117206
2025385120208

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted.

Who was hurt

1,405 people were killed or injured in collisions on North Lanarkshire's roads from 2021 to 2025, 440 of them killed or seriously injured. They are counted where the collision happened, not where they live.

People killed or injured on North Lanarkshire's roads by road user, 2021 to 2025
Road userKilledSeriously injuredSlightly injuredAll
Pedestrian11117158286
Cyclist1253763
E-scooter rider0213
Motorcyclist4454089
Car occupant11190653854
Van or goods vehicle occupant2114962
Bus or coach occupant0122537
Other09211
All road users294119651,405

Source: DfT STATS19 casualties, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted. Killed means the person died within 30 days. Small numbers can change a lot from one year to the next.

By speed limit

2021 to 2025.

  • 20 mph15
  • 30 mph697
  • 40 mph74
  • 50 mph53
  • 60 mph111
  • 70 mph125

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Town and country roads

2021 to 2025, as DfT classes the place of each collision.

  • Urban77.5%
  • Rural22.5%

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cars in North Lanarkshire

Licensed cars kept in North Lanarkshire at the end of June 2026, by where the registered keeper lives. Company cars are counted where the company is registered, so a lease firm's home council can look high.

Licensed cars
161,659
Up 1.0% in a year
Cars per 1,000 people
470
Great Britain: 491
Fully electric
4.0%
Great Britain: 5.9%
Kept by a company
7.2%
Great Britain: 10.2%
Petrol
92,326 (57.1%)
Diesel
42,675 (26.4%)
Hybrid (petrol)
15,887 (9.8%)
Electric and other fuels
10,771 (6.7%)

Source: DfT VEH0105, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; DfT VEH0142, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Other councils

Compare every council, with collisions by time of day, weather and light across Great Britain.