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Falkirk road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2014, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2013 (251), and casualties fell from 323.

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

Collisions in 2014
226
Down 10% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
296
Down 8% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2014

0.9% of collisions in Falkirk in 2014 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4018%
  • Slight18481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4214%
  • Slight24984%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 226, down 10% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 226
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (8%)
  • Tuesday35 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (20%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday33 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (35%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.1%)
  • February22 (9.7%)
  • March19 (8.4%)
  • April18 (8%)
  • May18 (8%)
  • June15 (6.6%)
  • July19 (8.4%)
  • August23 (10%)
  • September16 (7.1%)
  • October20 (8.8%)
  • November15 (6.6%)
  • December25 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (58%)
  • Wet or damp87 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph135 (60%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph46 (20%)
  • 70 mph32 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (12%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (68%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 109 (3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2036 (12%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3549 (17%)
  • 36 to 4557 (19%)
  • 46 to 5537 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.7%)
  • Over 7510 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (69%)
  • Passenger59 (20%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car330 (79%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 2014.

Collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Falkirk in 2014

Falkirk North, Falkirk, FK1 4LW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk in 2014, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2014

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2014: 29, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803293804
2ndA904151911
3rdM80111203
4thM9111301
5thA905101703
6thM876101000
7thB90291400
8thA88381502
9thA97901
10thB8055501
11thA80141011
12thB80804601
13thB91324502
14thA883601
15thB8033401
16thB8103300
17thB8163401
18thB8253401
19thB9053300
20thA7062300

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2014

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 30.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2014

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2014: 66.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2014.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years