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Clackmannanshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 161 road traffic collisions in Clackmannanshire in 1979, and 222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 4,066 collisions in Clackmannanshire.

Collisions in 1979
161
Casualties in 1979
222
Fatal collisions
12
7.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Clackmannanshire in 1979

7.5% of collisions in Clackmannanshire in 1979 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.2% and 30% in Clackmannanshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal127.5%
  • Serious5735%
  • Slight9257%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal125.4%
  • Serious6831%
  • Slight14264%

Clackmannanshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Clackmannanshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 161 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 161.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252327
20242230
20232233
20222530
20211925
20202124
20193541
20183545
20174963
20166981
20156278
20146284
20136986
201283112
20116590
20106991
20097797
200886111
200788111
200695121
200580118
200482110
2003100141
200296134
200182100
200094124
199996126
1998110146
1997122162
1996100121
199595127
1994114135
199399134
199293126
1991108130
1990113146
1989123156
1988123162
1987111134
1986152191
1985107141
1984116146
1983122195
1982113159
1981128158
1980150193
1979161222

When and where crashes happen in Clackmannanshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (11%)
  • Tuesday14 (8.7%)
  • Wednesday18 (11%)
  • Thursday17 (11%)
  • Friday39 (24%)
  • Saturday37 (23%)
  • Sunday19 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (6.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.1%)
  • February16 (9.9%)
  • March10 (6.2%)
  • April10 (6.2%)
  • May21 (13%)
  • June15 (9.3%)
  • July10 (6.2%)
  • August13 (8.1%)
  • September11 (6.8%)
  • October12 (7.5%)
  • November15 (9.3%)
  • December15 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry94 (58%)
  • Wet or damp54 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (5%)
  • Snow5 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (70%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph20 (12%)
  • 70 mph19 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (5%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Clackmannanshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant96 (43%)
  • Pedestrian44 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (17%)
  • Cyclist17 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2065 (29%)
  • 21 to 2527 (12%)
  • 26 to 3525 (11%)
  • 36 to 4526 (12%)
  • 46 to 5510 (4.5%)
  • 56 to 6511 (5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.5%)
  • Over 755 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider112 (50%)
  • Passenger66 (30%)
  • Pedestrian44 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car145 (60%)
  • Motorcycle37 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.1%)
  • Minibus4 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Clackmannanshire in 1979

Map of the last crash of 1979 in Clackmannanshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

How Clackmannanshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Clackmannanshire had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 1979.

Collisions
343rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Clackmannanshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A91 had the most collisions in Clackmannanshire in 1979: 32, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Clackmannanshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA913242412
2ndA9072738214
3rdA908192629
4thB9096141714
5thB9087902
6thA9774700
7thB9143410
8thB91403401
9thA8231200
10thA8761200
11thA9851100
12thB9131101

Postcode districts in Clackmannanshire: crashes in 1979

FK10 had 2 collisions in 1979.

Latest crashes in Clackmannanshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Clackmannanshire in 1979, 3 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Clackmannanshire road accidents in other years