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Falkirk road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2001, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2000 (317), and casualties fell from 438.

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

Collisions in 2001
298
Down 6% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
407
Down 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2001

2.7% of collisions in Falkirk in 2001 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious6923%
  • Slight22174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious8220%
  • Slight31778%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 298, down 6% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (11%)
  • Tuesday50 (17%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.4%)
  • February24 (8.1%)
  • March28 (9.4%)
  • April15 (5%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June21 (7%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August23 (7.7%)
  • September27 (9.1%)
  • October27 (9.1%)
  • November22 (7.4%)
  • December25 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (61%)
  • Wet or damp104 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph181 (61%)
  • 40 mph6 (2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph70 (23%)
  • 70 mph39 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (17%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (66%)
  • Pedestrian63 (15%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2068 (17%)
  • 21 to 2540 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3590 (22%)
  • 36 to 4560 (15%)
  • 46 to 5540 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.2%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (53%)
  • Passenger130 (32%)
  • Pedestrian63 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car396 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4%)
  • Motorcycle16 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Falkirk

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Falkirk ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 2001.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Falkirk in 2001

Falkirk South, Falkirk, FK1 1RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk in 2001, with 29 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2001

The A905 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2001: 30, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA905304118
2ndM9192924
3rdA904182702
4thA803172434
5thB902131302
6thA9101905
7thM87691401
8thA88371003
9thM8071512
10thB8166902
11thA8765801
12thA99351002
13thB80285801
14thB8035602
15thB80805701
16thB9055700
17thA7064401
18thB8104400
19thA803700
20thA8013510

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2001

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 51.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2001

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2001: 101.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years