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Falkirk road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 1990, and 607 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1989 (472), and casualties rose from 605.

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

Collisions in 1990
458
Down 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
607
Level with 1989
Fatal collisions
15
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 1990

3.3% of collisions in Falkirk in 1990 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.3%
  • Serious14431%
  • Slight29965%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.5%
  • Serious16327%
  • Slight42971%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 458, down 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (7.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9%)
  • February33 (7.2%)
  • March42 (9.2%)
  • April30 (6.6%)
  • May38 (8.3%)
  • June37 (8.1%)
  • July41 (9%)
  • August33 (7.2%)
  • September40 (8.7%)
  • October43 (9.4%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December32 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (60%)
  • Wet or damp170 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph327 (71%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph85 (19%)
  • 70 mph26 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway388 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (44%)
  • Pedestrian154 (25%)
  • Cyclist49 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1054 (8.9%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20122 (20%)
  • 21 to 2582 (14%)
  • 26 to 3574 (12%)
  • 36 to 4566 (11%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.8%)
  • Over 7522 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (46%)
  • Passenger174 (29%)
  • Pedestrian154 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car474 (65%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach38 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 1990.

Collisions
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 1990

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 1990: 60, including 4 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8036081421
2ndA9043952116
3rdB902263306
4thA905172403
5thA872121503
6thA883121614
7thM9122212
8thB805101107
9thB81691306
10thB9059904
11thA981002
12thB80808900
13thA807702
14thB80371003
15thB91437702
16thB80286800
17thM8061011
18thB91325502
19thM87651104
20thA8764601

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 1990

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 99.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 1990

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 1990: 127.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 1990, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years