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Falkirk road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2010, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2009 (304), and casualties fell from 396.

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

Collisions in 2010
240
Down 21% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
299
Down 24% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2010

0.4% of collisions in Falkirk in 2010 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4318%
  • Slight19682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4314%
  • Slight25585%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 240, down 21% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 240
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (18%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (21%)
  • Friday33 (14%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.3%)
  • February20 (8.3%)
  • March21 (8.8%)
  • April13 (5.4%)
  • May11 (4.6%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July16 (6.7%)
  • August17 (7.1%)
  • September29 (12%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November17 (7.1%)
  • December25 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (4.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other17 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (60%)
  • Wet or damp55 (23%)
  • Frost or ice28 (12%)
  • Snow11 (4.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (63%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph54 (23%)
  • 70 mph22 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (13%)
  • Roundabout21 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (67%)
  • Pedestrian38 (13%)
  • Cyclist18 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5%)
  • 16 to 2041 (14%)
  • 21 to 2529 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3555 (18%)
  • 36 to 4556 (19%)
  • 46 to 5538 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (3%)
  • Over 7513 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (65%)
  • Passenger66 (22%)
  • Pedestrian38 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car320 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle14 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 2010.

Collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Falkirk in 2010

Falkirk South, Falkirk, FK1 1RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk in 2010, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2010

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2010: 25, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803253212
2ndA905182103
3rdA904172202
4thA9162601
5thM87691205
6thB81681102
7thA87271001
8thM97902
9thA7066801
10thB8036601
11thB9026600
12thB9055501
13thM805700
14thA8013300
15thA8833401
16thB8253301
17thA882200
18thB80222200
19thB80282201
20thB8052200

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2010

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 35.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2010

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2010: 64.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years