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Falkirk road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 1987, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 1986 (479), and casualties fell from 604.

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

Collisions in 1987
381
Down 20% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
516
Down 15% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 1987

2.9% of collisions in Falkirk in 1987 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious10929%
  • Slight26169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious12825%
  • Slight37773%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 381, down 20% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday59 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (7.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.8%)
  • February25 (6.6%)
  • March28 (7.3%)
  • April31 (8.1%)
  • May32 (8.4%)
  • June36 (9.4%)
  • July35 (9.2%)
  • August40 (10%)
  • September33 (8.7%)
  • October36 (9.4%)
  • November25 (6.6%)
  • December34 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (60%)
  • Wet or damp135 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph296 (78%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph58 (15%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (43%)
  • Pedestrian122 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist46 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1061 (12%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2097 (19%)
  • 21 to 2551 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3572 (14%)
  • 36 to 4560 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7536 (7%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (43%)
  • Passenger173 (34%)
  • Pedestrian122 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (66%)
  • Motorcycle52 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach28 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 1987.

Collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 1987

The A904 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 1987: 46, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9044658216
2ndA8034152114
3rdA905111315
4thB8028101114
5thB9132101005
6thB81691503
7thB9059901
8thA88381104
9thM87681602
10thA87271012
11thB90271200
12thA9936701
13thB80361002
14thB8056900
15thB808061003
16thA95812
17thM95500
18thA804902
19thA884711
20thB8104502

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 1987

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 89.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 1987

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 1987: 113.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 1987, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years