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Falkirk road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 571 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 1979, and 758 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 227 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,663 collisions in Falkirk.

Collisions in 1979
571
Casualties in 1979
758
Fatal collisions
21
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
227
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 1979

3.7% of collisions in Falkirk in 1979 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.7%
  • Serious22740%
  • Slight32357%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal253.3%
  • Serious26935%
  • Slight46461%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 571.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (11%)
  • Wednesday68 (12%)
  • Thursday73 (13%)
  • Friday103 (18%)
  • Saturday107 (19%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.8%)
  • February35 (6.1%)
  • March53 (9.3%)
  • April50 (8.8%)
  • May43 (7.5%)
  • June45 (7.9%)
  • July36 (6.3%)
  • August48 (8.4%)
  • September47 (8.2%)
  • October58 (10%)
  • November55 (9.6%)
  • December62 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight371 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other22 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (51%)
  • Wet or damp217 (38%)
  • Frost or ice52 (9.1%)
  • Snow12 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph390 (68%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph44 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph99 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway499 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (43%)
  • Pedestrian176 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (15%)
  • Cyclist42 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant37 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1057 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1555 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20172 (23%)
  • 21 to 2588 (12%)
  • 26 to 35120 (16%)
  • 36 to 4583 (11%)
  • 46 to 5565 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.3%)
  • Over 756 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (48%)
  • Passenger220 (29%)
  • Pedestrian176 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car579 (65%)
  • Motorcycle113 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach28 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Falkirk ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had the 158th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
158th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 1979

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 1979: 86, including 1 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA80386108135
2ndA9044558214
3rdB9052739012
4thA905243117
5thB816182418
6thB803172016
7thB805172005
8thA8761628111
9thA872152438
10thA9152206
11thM9131405
12thM80102617
13thA99391103
14thB802881012
15thA8017904
16thB9026603
17thB91326602
18thB91435504
19thM87651313
20thA7064404

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 1979

EH49, FK3 and FK4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 1979, with 1 each.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 1979, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years