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Falkirk road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 14,663 road traffic collisions in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025, and 19,101 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 306 were fatal and 4,084 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 79 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (93), and casualties fell from 132 to 103.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
14,663
101st lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
19,101
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
306
2.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
79
Down 15% on 2024

Crash severity in Falkirk

2.1% of collisions in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3062.1%
  • Serious4,08428%
  • Slight10,27370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3391.8%
  • Serious4,68025%
  • Slight14,08274%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. In 2025 there were 79, down 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 79
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
202579103
202493132
2023117154
202282110
2021109137
20208296
2019127167
2018166221
2017215278
2016235321
2015249312
2014226296
2013251323
2012272344
2011260334
2010240299
2009304396
2008311402
2007297390
2006263359
2005306409
2004297399
2003337438
2002342450
2001298407
2000317438
1999338451
1998362464
1997396552
1996363488
1995316399
1994367488
1993368496
1992379479
1991406529
1990458607
1989472605
1988412511
1987381516
1986479604
1985427524
1984441546
1983426540
1982492617
1981442558
1980492654
1979571758

When and where crashes happen in Falkirk

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,056 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,100 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,009 (14%)
  • Thursday2,167 (15%)
  • Friday2,492 (17%)
  • Saturday2,268 (15%)
  • Sunday1,571 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59748 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59242 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,653 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,758 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,589 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,812 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,335 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,526 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,155 (7.9%)
  • February1,132 (7.7%)
  • March1,250 (8.5%)
  • April1,108 (7.6%)
  • May1,159 (7.9%)
  • June1,217 (8.3%)
  • July1,155 (7.9%)
  • August1,271 (8.7%)
  • September1,303 (8.9%)
  • October1,285 (8.8%)
  • November1,347 (9.2%)
  • December1,281 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,179 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,083 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,165 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown169 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit67 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,511 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,431 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds471 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds330 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds151 (1%)
  • Fog or mist85 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds43 (0.3%)
  • Other443 (3%)
  • Not recorded198 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,515 (58%)
  • Wet or damp5,390 (37%)
  • Frost or ice533 (3.6%)
  • Snow165 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep52 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph9 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph67 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph9,927 (68%)
  • 40 mph526 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph137 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph2,842 (19%)
  • 70 mph1,146 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,913 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway1,556 (11%)
  • Roundabout622 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road457 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded115 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Falkirk

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant10,482 (55%)
  • Pedestrian3,710 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist1,648 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist1,326 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant720 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant482 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant218 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)215 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant161 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant127 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5685 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 101,192 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 151,321 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 203,353 (18%)
  • 21 to 252,422 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,214 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,415 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,834 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 651,288 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75826 (4.3%)
  • Over 75546 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider10,265 (54%)
  • Passenger5,126 (27%)
  • Pedestrian3,710 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car17,482 (72%)
  • Motorcycle1,669 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle1,383 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,155 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes869 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach838 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car397 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle371 (1.5%)
  • Minibus122 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle19 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Falkirk

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Falkirk

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Falkirk ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had the 101st fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
101st
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 144th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
248thBurnley15,05220,3191942,733
249thCrawley14,84918,9891692,208
250thChorley14,76521,7942773,154
251stFalkirk (this area)14,66319,1013064,084
252ndWorthing14,62917,8611212,518
253rdWest Lindsey14,61221,9975423,181
254thNuneaton and Bedworth14,59318,6232343,019

Accident hotspots in Falkirk

Falkirk South, Falkirk, FK1 1RE area is the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk, with 447 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025: 1,722, including 41 fatal and 490 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8031,7222,26541490
2ndA9041,1311,50530323
3rdA90571496320206
4thA959586010134
5thB9025096379124
6thB9054114977135
7thM93775381699
8thA8723224171095
9thA883322457895
10thM803035112397
11thB803301453583
12thM876298431683
13thB805263339495
14thB816252345774
15thB8028207296565
16thB9132184217256
17thA993172244359
18thA801154222643
19thA706136186338
20thA876136201638

Towns in Falkirk

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 2,749.

Postcode districts in Falkirk

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025: 4,252.

Latest crashes in Falkirk

Of the latest 24 crashes in Falkirk, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

Severity