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Falkirk road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 1986, and 604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1985 (427), and casualties rose from 524.

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

Collisions in 1986
479
Up 12% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
604
Up 15% on 1985
Fatal collisions
19
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 1986

4% of collisions in Falkirk in 1986 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal194%
  • Serious15532%
  • Slight30564%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213.5%
  • Serious17930%
  • Slight40467%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 479, up 12% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (12%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday83 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (17%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.5%)
  • February34 (7.1%)
  • March52 (11%)
  • April36 (7.5%)
  • May30 (6.3%)
  • June44 (9.2%)
  • July35 (7.3%)
  • August40 (8.4%)
  • September29 (6.1%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December43 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (5.2%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (5.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (53%)
  • Wet or damp185 (39%)
  • Frost or ice27 (5.6%)
  • Snow12 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph358 (75%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph84 (18%)
  • 70 mph19 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway420 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (43%)
  • Pedestrian154 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (11%)
  • Cyclist49 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (6.3%)
  • 6 to 1044 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1555 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20119 (20%)
  • 21 to 2588 (15%)
  • 26 to 3587 (14%)
  • 36 to 4556 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.5%)
  • Over 759 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (46%)
  • Passenger173 (29%)
  • Pedestrian154 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (66%)
  • Motorcycle65 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (7%)
  • Bus or coach37 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 1986

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 1986.

Collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 1986

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 1986: 75, including 4 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8037597423
2ndA904394848
3rdA905233139
4thB905202305
5thB902182108
6thA9152017
7thA993151816
8thA872132114
9thB803131702
10thA88391201
11thB802881204
12thB80581105
13thB8168811
14thB91326802
15thM8061012
16thB91435503
17thM95801
18thA8764601
19thB8104400
20thB8184401

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 1986

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 90.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 1986

FK1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 1986: 118.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 1986, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years