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Falkirk road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 1998, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1997 (396), and casualties fell from 552.

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

Collisions in 1998
362
Down 9% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
464
Down 16% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 1998

1.9% of collisions in Falkirk in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious5816%
  • Slight29782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight39084%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 362, down 9% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (17%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (17%)
  • Sunday29 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.3%)
  • February26 (7.2%)
  • March29 (8%)
  • April29 (8%)
  • May20 (5.5%)
  • June34 (9.4%)
  • July32 (8.8%)
  • August39 (11%)
  • September24 (6.6%)
  • October31 (8.6%)
  • November28 (7.7%)
  • December40 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (54%)
  • Wet or damp154 (43%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph243 (67%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph85 (23%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout18 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (59%)
  • Pedestrian89 (19%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (5.8%)
  • 6 to 1032 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1539 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2062 (13%)
  • 21 to 2552 (11%)
  • 26 to 35108 (23%)
  • 36 to 4563 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.9%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (52%)
  • Passenger134 (29%)
  • Pedestrian89 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car464 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3.2%)
  • Motorcycle15 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Falkirk

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Falkirk ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 1998.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 1998

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 1998: 36, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803364516
2ndA904293408
3rdA905232914
4thB902202802
5thA9151911
6thB803102102
7thA87291302
8thM87691100
9thB80581302
10thB90581201
11thM981201
12thB808071001
13thB8166701
14thB80285500
15thB8105800
16thM8051611
17thA7064400
18thA8014501
19thB91434401
20thA80043400

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 1998

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 80.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 1998

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 1998: 112.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years