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Falkirk road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 396 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 1997, and 552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1996 (363), and casualties rose from 488.

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

Collisions in 1997
396
Up 9% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
552
Up 13% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 1997

2.3% of collisions in Falkirk in 1997 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious8321%
  • Slight30477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious9417%
  • Slight44881%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 396, up 9% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (18%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.6%)
  • February36 (9.1%)
  • March34 (8.6%)
  • April23 (5.8%)
  • May30 (7.6%)
  • June46 (12%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August23 (5.8%)
  • September36 (9.1%)
  • October34 (8.6%)
  • November27 (6.8%)
  • December36 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (58%)
  • Wet or damp158 (40%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph260 (66%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph81 (20%)
  • 70 mph43 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (15%)
  • Roundabout16 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (64%)
  • Pedestrian97 (18%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1045 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2085 (15%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 35114 (21%)
  • 36 to 4569 (13%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.4%)
  • Over 759 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (51%)
  • Passenger171 (31%)
  • Pedestrian97 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle20 (3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1997.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 1997

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 1997: 37, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803374807
2ndA904212907
3rdA905203412
4thM9152013
5thM876142202
6thB902121601
7thB803111501
8thM80111833
9thA8082112
10thA97910
11thB808071101
12thA8726602
13thB802861012
14thA8835800
15thA9935603
16thB9045702
17thA8014800
18thA8764501
19thB8104600
20thB91324401

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 1997

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 80.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 1997

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 1997: 131.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 1997, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years