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Falkirk road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2012, and 344 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2011 (260), and casualties rose from 334.

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

Collisions in 2012
272
Up 5% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
344
Up 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
10
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2012

3.7% of collisions in Falkirk in 2012 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.7%
  • Serious5922%
  • Slight20375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious6419%
  • Slight27078%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 272, up 5% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 272
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (18%)
  • Wednesday29 (11%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday43 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (11%)
  • February18 (6.6%)
  • March23 (8.5%)
  • April17 (6.3%)
  • May36 (13%)
  • June23 (8.5%)
  • July12 (4.4%)
  • August26 (9.6%)
  • September21 (7.7%)
  • October25 (9.2%)
  • November24 (8.8%)
  • December18 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (61%)
  • Wet or damp91 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph168 (62%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph61 (22%)
  • 70 mph25 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (14%)
  • Roundabout20 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (58%)
  • Pedestrian54 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2055 (16%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3559 (17%)
  • 36 to 4554 (16%)
  • 46 to 5555 (16%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.8%)
  • Over 7517 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (61%)
  • Passenger81 (24%)
  • Pedestrian54 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 2012.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Falkirk in 2012

Falkirk South, Falkirk, FK1 1RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk in 2012, with 31 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2012

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2012: 34, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8033442014
2ndA9212804
3rdA905172206
4thB902171914
5thA904151741
6thM80132112
7thA883121603
8thM9101714
9thB8057702
10thB9056601
11thA8015501
12thA885801
13thB8033300
14thB8163500
15thB91323300
16thA7062200
17thA80042201
18thA9932400
19thB80282200
20thB80802200

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2012

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 50.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2012

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2012: 85.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2012, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years