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Falkirk road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 1989, and 605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1988 (412), and casualties rose from 511.

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

Collisions in 1989
472
Up 15% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
605
Up 18% on 1988
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 1989

1.1% of collisions in Falkirk in 1989 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious14431%
  • Slight32368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious16828%
  • Slight43271%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 472, up 15% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday78 (17%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.4%)
  • February45 (9.5%)
  • March22 (4.7%)
  • April39 (8.3%)
  • May39 (8.3%)
  • June40 (8.5%)
  • July38 (8.1%)
  • August37 (7.8%)
  • September49 (10%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November34 (7.2%)
  • December45 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (51%)
  • Wet or damp211 (45%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph337 (71%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph74 (16%)
  • 70 mph35 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (11%)
  • Roundabout14 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (44%)
  • Pedestrian116 (19%)
  • Cyclist66 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1038 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20103 (17%)
  • 21 to 25102 (17%)
  • 26 to 35115 (19%)
  • 36 to 4545 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.1%)
  • Over 7521 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (51%)
  • Passenger181 (30%)
  • Pedestrian116 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach43 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1989.

Collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 1989

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 1989: 52, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8035257112
2ndA9044560012
3rdA905233618
4thB902192306
5thB905192516
6thA9131604
7thB805131614
8thA872121505
9thM80112507
10thM9112304
11thA883101303
12thB80391203
13thM87691304
14thB8168902
15thA9937902
16thB80287703
17thB91327804
18thB80805502
19thB914351101
20thA804400

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 1989

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 88.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 1989

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 1989: 125.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 1989, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years