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Falkirk road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 1988, and 511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1987 (381), and casualties fell from 516.

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

Collisions in 1988
412
Up 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
511
Down 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 1988

2.9% of collisions in Falkirk in 1988 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious14134%
  • Slight25963%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.9%
  • Serious16332%
  • Slight33365%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 412, up 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (11%)
  • Friday86 (21%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.6%)
  • February26 (6.3%)
  • March35 (8.5%)
  • April32 (7.8%)
  • May34 (8.3%)
  • June39 (9.5%)
  • July25 (6.1%)
  • August33 (8%)
  • September48 (12%)
  • October32 (7.8%)
  • November38 (9.2%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (60%)
  • Wet or damp153 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph305 (74%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph64 (16%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (44%)
  • Pedestrian126 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (13%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (6.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1550 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2098 (19%)
  • 21 to 2582 (16%)
  • 26 to 3563 (12%)
  • 36 to 4541 (8%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (48%)
  • Passenger140 (27%)
  • Pedestrian126 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (64%)
  • Motorcycle62 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach33 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 1988.

Collisions
244th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 1988

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 1988: 45, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8034558120
2ndA9043745010
3rdA905273729
4thB905141406
5thB902132011
6thA8839902
7thB80591404
8thB913291003
9thA8728801
10thA981102
11thM807912
12thM87671724
13thA886805
14thB8036700
15thB8166911
16thM96701
17thA9935601
18thB80285604
19thA8764710
20thB8104602

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 1988

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 78.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 1988

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 1988: 128.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 1988, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years