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Falkirk road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2007, and 390 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2006 (263), and casualties rose from 359.

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

Collisions in 2007
297
Up 13% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
390
Up 9% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2007

0.7% of collisions in Falkirk in 2007 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5318%
  • Slight24281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6116%
  • Slight32784%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 297, up 13% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (21%)
  • Tuesday36 (12%)
  • Wednesday34 (11%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.4%)
  • February19 (6.4%)
  • March20 (6.7%)
  • April31 (10%)
  • May24 (8.1%)
  • June22 (7.4%)
  • July24 (8.1%)
  • August30 (10%)
  • September23 (7.7%)
  • October23 (7.7%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December26 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (69%)
  • Wet or damp82 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph191 (64%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (2%)
  • 60 mph62 (21%)
  • 70 mph18 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (13%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (67%)
  • Pedestrian62 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2072 (18%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3561 (16%)
  • 36 to 4555 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (14%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.6%)
  • Over 7516 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (59%)
  • Passenger99 (25%)
  • Pedestrian62 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (77%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 2007.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Falkirk in 2007

Falkirk South, Falkirk, FK1 1RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk in 2007, with 25 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2007

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2007: 33, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803333706
2ndA904162303
3rdA9151903
4thA905152302
5thA8728902
6thA88381300
7thB802871102
8thB8037902
9thB8167902
10thB9027902
11thM8071314
12thB90561002
13thA805801
14thA8764800
15thA7063300
16thA9933310
17thB8053601
18thM8763300
19thA8012401
20thA882200

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2007

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 54.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2007

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2007: 91.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years