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Falkirk road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 1981, and 558 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 201 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1980 (492), and casualties fell from 654.

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

Collisions in 1981
442
Down 10% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
558
Down 15% on 1980
Fatal collisions
12
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
201
45% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 1981

2.7% of collisions in Falkirk in 1981 were fatal and 45% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious20145%
  • Slight22952%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.9%
  • Serious23242%
  • Slight31056%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 442, down 10% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday87 (20%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (7.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.9%)
  • February35 (7.9%)
  • March39 (8.8%)
  • April39 (8.8%)
  • May37 (8.4%)
  • June38 (8.6%)
  • July36 (8.1%)
  • August37 (8.4%)
  • September35 (7.9%)
  • October34 (7.7%)
  • November60 (14%)
  • December26 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (59%)
  • Wet or damp146 (33%)
  • Frost or ice26 (5.9%)
  • Snow10 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph328 (74%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph70 (16%)
  • 70 mph26 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (43%)
  • Pedestrian133 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (18%)
  • Cyclist43 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1045 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20127 (23%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 3581 (15%)
  • 36 to 4556 (10%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (51%)
  • Passenger142 (25%)
  • Pedestrian133 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (64%)
  • Motorcycle102 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Falkirk

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Falkirk ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 1981.

Collisions
222nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 1981

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 1981: 55, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8035568226
2ndA9044755016
3rdB9052529015
4thA905191909
5thA872131519
6thB805111325
7thM9111715
8thM80101816
9thB802891705
10thA87681102
11thA971303
12thB8036811
13thB91326902
14thB914361103
15thB8105504
16thA804502
17thA884800
18thA8834511
19thA9934502
20thB90364401

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 1981

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 86.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 1981

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 1981: 132.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 1981, 1 was fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years