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Falkirk road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 1983, and 540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1982 (492), and casualties fell from 617.

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

Collisions in 1983
426
Down 13% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
540
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 1983

1.9% of collisions in Falkirk in 1983 were fatal and 43% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious18343%
  • Slight23555%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious20939%
  • Slight32360%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 426, down 13% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (10%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (11%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday98 (23%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (7.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.5%)
  • February37 (8.7%)
  • March29 (6.8%)
  • April29 (6.8%)
  • May35 (8.2%)
  • June43 (10%)
  • July34 (8%)
  • August44 (10%)
  • September32 (7.5%)
  • October37 (8.7%)
  • November35 (8.2%)
  • December35 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (59%)
  • Wet or damp156 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph313 (73%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph70 (16%)
  • 70 mph31 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (36%)
  • Pedestrian142 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (17%)
  • Cyclist49 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (5.7%)
  • 6 to 1037 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1550 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20114 (21%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3584 (16%)
  • 36 to 4544 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (45%)
  • Passenger154 (29%)
  • Pedestrian142 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (62%)
  • Motorcycle92 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (8%)
  • Bus or coach29 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 1983

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1983 in Falkirk

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Falkirk ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1983.

Collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 1983

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 1983: 61, including 2 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8036189228
2ndA9043143015
3rdB905303117
4thA9182407
5thA905131816
6thA872121202
7thM9111605
8thB80591204
9thB90291100
10thB8168904
11thM8081323
12thM87681415
13thB802871103
14thB8037803
15thB91327712
16thA9936703
17thA7064502
18thA804502
19thA8834702
20thB8104402

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 1983

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 97.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 1983

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 1983: 119.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 1983, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years