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Falkirk road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2004, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2003 (337), and casualties fell from 438.

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

Collisions in 2004
297
Down 12% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
399
Down 9% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2004

2% of collisions in Falkirk in 2004 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious5218%
  • Slight23980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious6216%
  • Slight33183%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 297, down 12% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (18%)
  • Friday41 (14%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.4%)
  • February20 (6.7%)
  • March35 (12%)
  • April14 (4.7%)
  • May28 (9.4%)
  • June27 (9.1%)
  • July24 (8.1%)
  • August29 (9.8%)
  • September22 (7.4%)
  • October22 (7.4%)
  • November25 (8.4%)
  • December26 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other13 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (63%)
  • Wet or damp97 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph175 (59%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph80 (27%)
  • 70 mph23 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (68%)
  • Pedestrian61 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2072 (18%)
  • 21 to 2540 (10%)
  • 26 to 3573 (18%)
  • 36 to 4553 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (10%)
  • 56 to 6540 (10%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider225 (56%)
  • Passenger113 (28%)
  • Pedestrian61 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle24 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2004.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Falkirk in 2004

Falkirk North, Falkirk, FK1 4LW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk in 2004, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2004

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2004: 34, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803344405
2ndA904253314
3rdA9182612
4thA883152103
5thA905132604
6thB902101902
7thB81691306
8thA7067900
9thM97902
10thA8726602
11thB80286600
12thB8036801
13thM8061101
14thM8766903
15thA805500
16thB91325501
17thA9934501
18thA80043410
19thA8763300
20thA883511

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2004

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 36.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2004

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2004: 81.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2004, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years