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Falkirk road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 1999, and 451 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1998 (362), and casualties fell from 464.

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

Collisions in 1999
338
Down 7% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
451
Down 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 1999

0.9% of collisions in Falkirk in 1999 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6620%
  • Slight26980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious7116%
  • Slight37683%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 338, down 7% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (16%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.5%)
  • February16 (4.7%)
  • March39 (12%)
  • April28 (8.3%)
  • May21 (6.2%)
  • June35 (10%)
  • July33 (9.8%)
  • August22 (6.5%)
  • September32 (9.5%)
  • October19 (5.6%)
  • November42 (12%)
  • December29 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (54%)
  • Wet or damp141 (42%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph240 (71%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph68 (20%)
  • 70 mph20 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (11%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (62%)
  • Pedestrian75 (17%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (4%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2060 (13%)
  • 21 to 2575 (17%)
  • 26 to 3593 (21%)
  • 36 to 4578 (17%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.5%)
  • Over 7512 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (54%)
  • Passenger132 (29%)
  • Pedestrian75 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car442 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach24 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.9%)
  • Motorcycle16 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 1999.

Collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 1999

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 1999: 44, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803446427
2ndA904314307
3rdA905161901
4thA9141704
5thB902121301
6thB905101002
7thB81691302
8thA87281103
9thA88381403
10thB8037802
11thM87661402
12thM96600
13thA8765701
14thB80805600
15thA804700
16thB9044402
17thM804401
18thA7063300
19thA883402
20thA9933400

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 1999

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 83.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 1999

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 1999: 101.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years