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Falkirk road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2009, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2008 (311), and casualties fell from 402.

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

Collisions in 2009
304
Down 2% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
396
Down 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2009

1% of collisions in Falkirk in 2009 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4916%
  • Slight25283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5514%
  • Slight33885%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 304, down 2% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (18%)
  • Wednesday33 (11%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday62 (20%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.9%)
  • February27 (8.9%)
  • March26 (8.6%)
  • April23 (7.6%)
  • May21 (6.9%)
  • June18 (5.9%)
  • July26 (8.6%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September32 (11%)
  • October25 (8.2%)
  • November23 (7.6%)
  • December21 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (58%)
  • Wet or damp102 (34%)
  • Frost or ice19 (6.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph177 (58%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph91 (30%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (12%)
  • Roundabout29 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (70%)
  • Pedestrian54 (14%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2071 (18%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3560 (15%)
  • 36 to 4563 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.1%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (60%)
  • Passenger103 (26%)
  • Pedestrian54 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car418 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle21 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 2009.

Collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Falkirk in 2009

Falkirk South, Falkirk, FK1 1RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk in 2009, with 28 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2009

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2009: 30, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803304315
2ndA905243306
3rdA9213301
4thB905131402
5thA904111401
6thB816111512
7thA801101401
8thM87691502
9thA8727801
10thB9027701
11thM961001
12thA8835601
13thB8034501
14thB8054400
15thA7063501
16thA803501
17thB80283301
18thB91323300
19thM803401
20thA9932200

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2009

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 60.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2009

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2009: 105.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2009.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years