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Falkirk road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 492 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 1980, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 212 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1979 (571), and casualties fell from 758.

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

Collisions in 1980
492
Down 14% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
654
Down 14% on 1979
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
212
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 1980

2.4% of collisions in Falkirk in 1980 were fatal and 43% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious21243%
  • Slight26854%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious25138%
  • Slight38959%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 492, down 14% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (17%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday83 (17%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.3%)
  • February35 (7.1%)
  • March51 (10%)
  • April34 (6.9%)
  • May44 (8.9%)
  • June47 (9.6%)
  • July42 (8.5%)
  • August40 (8.1%)
  • September46 (9.3%)
  • October34 (6.9%)
  • November40 (8.1%)
  • December43 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (5.3%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (56%)
  • Wet or damp191 (39%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3%)
  • Snow11 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph370 (75%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph68 (14%)
  • 70 mph29 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway442 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (41%)
  • Pedestrian155 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (19%)
  • Cyclist38 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20180 (28%)
  • 21 to 2592 (14%)
  • 26 to 3590 (14%)
  • 36 to 4559 (9%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (47%)
  • Passenger189 (29%)
  • Pedestrian155 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car472 (63%)
  • Motorcycle117 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.7%)
  • Minibus9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Falkirk

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Falkirk ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 1980.

Collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 1980

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 1980: 74, including 3 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8037498332
2ndA9044677117
3rdB9054048117
4thA8721921110
5thA9193119
6thA905162407
7thA993131507
8thA876101005
9thB803101806
10thB9132101314
11thA88371314
12thA80046811
13thB802861013
14thB8056802
15thM96801
16thB8165502
17thM8765803
18thA7064503
19thA804402
20thB802241102

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 1980

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 106.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 1980

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 1980: 109.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 1980, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years