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Falkirk road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 260 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2011, and 334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2010 (240), and casualties rose from 299.

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

Collisions in 2011
260
Up 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
334
Up 12% on 2010
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2011

0.4% of collisions in Falkirk in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3714%
  • Slight22285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4313%
  • Slight29087%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 260, up 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 260
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (17%)
  • Wednesday46 (18%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday37 (14%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.3%)
  • February18 (6.9%)
  • March24 (9.2%)
  • April20 (7.7%)
  • May22 (8.5%)
  • June20 (7.7%)
  • July24 (9.2%)
  • August19 (7.3%)
  • September24 (9.2%)
  • October27 (10%)
  • November21 (8.1%)
  • December22 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (60%)
  • Wet or damp83 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (6.5%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph174 (67%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph57 (22%)
  • 70 mph18 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (69%)
  • Pedestrian45 (13%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2061 (18%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3556 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (19%)
  • 46 to 5533 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6536 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.2%)
  • Over 756 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (66%)
  • Passenger67 (20%)
  • Pedestrian45 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car369 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3%)
  • Motorcycle14 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Falkirk ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2011.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Falkirk in 2011

Falkirk South, Falkirk, FK1 1RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk in 2011, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2011

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2011: 27, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803274208
2ndA904192303
3rdB902192302
4thA905171904
5thA9152000
6thM981203
7thB81671300
8thM8071210
9thB8106901
10thA8015501
11thA8835600
12thA7064401
13thB80284600
14thB91324400
15thA8723401
16thB9053401
17thA802202
18thA882200
19thB8032300
20thB8052201

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2011

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 54.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2011

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2011: 94.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2011, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Falkirk road accidents in other years