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Falkirk road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2008, and 402 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2007 (297), and casualties rose from 390.

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

Collisions in 2008
311
Up 5% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
402
Up 3% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2008

1.3% of collisions in Falkirk in 2008 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious6621%
  • Slight24177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6917%
  • Slight32982%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 311, up 5% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.4%)
  • February31 (10%)
  • March35 (11%)
  • April25 (8%)
  • May19 (6.1%)
  • June26 (8.4%)
  • July20 (6.4%)
  • August32 (10%)
  • September23 (7.4%)
  • October22 (7.1%)
  • November19 (6.1%)
  • December33 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Other13 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (62%)
  • Wet or damp106 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph194 (62%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph63 (20%)
  • 70 mph26 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (14%)
  • Roundabout28 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (63%)
  • Pedestrian75 (19%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2079 (20%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3571 (18%)
  • 36 to 4558 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (10%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.7%)
  • Over 7517 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (55%)
  • Passenger104 (26%)
  • Pedestrian75 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (76%)
  • Other vehicle24 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle23 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Falkirk ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 2008.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Falkirk in 2008

Falkirk South, Falkirk, FK1 1RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk in 2008, with 22 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2008

The A905 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2008: 25, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA905253405
2ndA803243006
3rdA9172102
4thA904122124
5thA872101002
6thB902101203
7thM9101103
8thB80391803
9thM8768900
10thA8017802
11thA8837702
12thB8055701
13thM805600
14thA7064601
15thA884802
16thB80284601
17thB8164501
18thA803400
19thB80803312
20thB9053300

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2008

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 42.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2008

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2008: 97.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2008, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years