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Falkirk road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 1985, and 524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (441), and casualties fell from 546.

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

Collisions in 1985
427
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
524
Down 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 1985

1.6% of collisions in Falkirk in 1985 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious13632%
  • Slight28467%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious15029%
  • Slight36770%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 427, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.2%)
  • February31 (7.3%)
  • March34 (8%)
  • April34 (8%)
  • May31 (7.3%)
  • June34 (8%)
  • July30 (7%)
  • August36 (8.4%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December36 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (57%)
  • Wet or damp162 (38%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph327 (77%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph63 (15%)
  • 70 mph20 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (42%)
  • Pedestrian143 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (12%)
  • Cyclist39 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (5%)
  • 6 to 1044 (8.4%)
  • 11 to 1553 (10%)
  • 16 to 20103 (20%)
  • 21 to 2578 (15%)
  • 26 to 3563 (12%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (47%)
  • Pedestrian143 (27%)
  • Passenger134 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car428 (65%)
  • Motorcycle68 (10%)
  • Bus or coach40 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 1985

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1985 in Falkirk

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Falkirk ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 1985.

Collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 1985

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 1985: 68, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8036893123
2ndA9044249117
3rdB905212515
4thB902172207
5thA9142003
6thA905111202
7thB805111803
8thB803101102
9thB816101002
10thB9132101003
11thA8729902
12thA88381403
13thM8071313
14thM971113
15thB80286801
16thA8015502
17thA9935602
18thB90364402
19thB91434412
20thA803401

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 1985

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 108.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 1985

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 1985: 115.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 1985, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years