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Falkirk road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2000, and 438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1999 (338), and casualties fell from 451.

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

Collisions in 2000
317
Down 6% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
438
Down 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2000

0.6% of collisions in Falkirk in 2000 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6521%
  • Slight25079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7718%
  • Slight35982%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 317, down 6% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (9.8%)
  • Thursday38 (12%)
  • Friday60 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (18%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (12%)
  • February26 (8.2%)
  • March22 (6.9%)
  • April25 (7.9%)
  • May30 (9.5%)
  • June25 (7.9%)
  • July24 (7.6%)
  • August30 (9.5%)
  • September25 (7.9%)
  • October25 (7.9%)
  • November27 (8.5%)
  • December21 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other20 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (55%)
  • Wet or damp126 (40%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph206 (65%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph82 (26%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (14%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (65%)
  • Pedestrian63 (14%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2055 (13%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 35101 (23%)
  • 36 to 4557 (13%)
  • 46 to 5546 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3%)
  • Over 7513 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (57%)
  • Passenger125 (29%)
  • Pedestrian63 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (77%)
  • Motorcycle23 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle18 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 2000.

Collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2000

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2000: 30, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803304405
2ndA904243508
3rdA905192903
4thA9153203
5thB902132012
6thA801101301
7thB803101002
8thM9101300
9thB802871001
10thA87261000
11thA99361002
12thB80806603
13thM8061000
14thM8766902
15thA7065703
16thA8835902
17thB8055701
18thB8165704
19thB8104401
20thB91324800

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2000

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 78.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2000

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2000: 110.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years