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Falkirk road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2005, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2004 (297), and casualties rose from 399.

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

Collisions in 2005
306
Up 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
409
Up 3% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2005

2.6% of collisions in Falkirk in 2005 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious6521%
  • Slight23376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious7418%
  • Slight32780%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 306, up 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday58 (19%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (12%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.5%)
  • February25 (8.2%)
  • March25 (8.2%)
  • April31 (10%)
  • May25 (8.2%)
  • June21 (6.9%)
  • July22 (7.2%)
  • August21 (6.9%)
  • September25 (8.2%)
  • October21 (6.9%)
  • November39 (13%)
  • December28 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (59%)
  • Wet or damp106 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.9%)
  • Snow6 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph194 (63%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph77 (25%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (12%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (65%)
  • Pedestrian75 (18%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2073 (18%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3571 (17%)
  • 36 to 4560 (15%)
  • 46 to 5536 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.6%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (56%)
  • Passenger105 (26%)
  • Pedestrian75 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.6%)
  • Motorcycle12 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2005.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Falkirk in 2005

Falkirk South, Falkirk, FK1 1RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk in 2005, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2005

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2005: 33, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803334619
2ndA905193325
3rdA9182204
4thA872121202
5thA904111403
6thB80381813
7thB90281202
8thM8071204
9thB8166610
10thA8835902
11thA9935803
12thB9055800
13thM95600
14thA8764611
15thB8054501
16thB91324900
17thM8764400
18thA7063300
19thA883601
20thB8102201

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2005

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 42.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2005

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2005: 91.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2005, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years