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Falkirk road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 441 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 1984, and 546 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1983 (426), and casualties rose from 540.

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

Collisions in 1984
441
Up 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
546
Up 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 1984

2.3% of collisions in Falkirk in 1984 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious17439%
  • Slight25758%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious20037%
  • Slight33662%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 441, up 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday86 (20%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (8.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.7%)
  • February41 (9.3%)
  • March37 (8.4%)
  • April25 (5.7%)
  • May34 (7.7%)
  • June31 (7%)
  • July37 (8.4%)
  • August37 (8.4%)
  • September42 (9.5%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November43 (9.8%)
  • December45 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (59%)
  • Wet or damp159 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.5%)
  • Snow8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph331 (75%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph70 (16%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (40%)
  • Pedestrian150 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (17%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1040 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1560 (11%)
  • 16 to 20117 (21%)
  • 21 to 2574 (14%)
  • 26 to 3570 (13%)
  • 36 to 4566 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.2%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (47%)
  • Pedestrian150 (27%)
  • Passenger137 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (64%)
  • Motorcycle99 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 1984.

Collisions
231st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 1984

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 1984: 56, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8035669121
2ndA9043646016
3rdB9021717010
4thA905161708
5thB905161709
6thB805141516
7thA9132024
8thA872121605
9thB8028112105
10thM80111416
11thA883101103
12thB91328804
13thA886911
14thB80361504
15thA805603
16thA9935603
17thB80805702
18thB8105702
19thB91435501
20thA7063301

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 1984

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 110.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 1984

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 1984: 130.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 1984, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years