Crap Towns / Shotts / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Shotts?
There were 2.5 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Shotts from 2021 to 2025, 47% higher than the typical Scottish town's 1.7. In 2025 it was 1.1, down from 2.3 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical Scottish town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Holytown | 10.7 km | 5.5 |
| Airdrie | 11.7 km | 2.6 |
| Shotts | – | 2.5 |
| Newarthill | 8.9 km | 2.3 |
| Whitburn | 8.5 km | 1.9 |
| Newmains | 5.9 km | 1.9 |
| Wishaw | 9.2 km | 1.5 |
| Chapelhall | 9.4 km | 1.4 |
| Armadale | 10.5 km | 1.3 |
| New Stevenston | 11.0 km | 1.3 |
| Carluke | 10.1 km | 1.1 |
| The typical Scottish town | – | 1.7 |