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Falkirk road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 249 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2015, and 312 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2014 (226), and casualties rose from 296.

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

Collisions in 2015
249
Up 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
312
Up 5% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2015

1.2% of collisions in Falkirk in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious4217%
  • Slight20482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4615%
  • Slight26384%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 249, up 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 249
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (18%)
  • Friday46 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.8%)
  • February23 (9.2%)
  • March28 (11%)
  • April19 (7.6%)
  • May14 (5.6%)
  • June11 (4.4%)
  • July22 (8.8%)
  • August16 (6.4%)
  • September27 (11%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November16 (6.4%)
  • December30 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (55%)
  • Wet or damp103 (41%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (2%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph156 (63%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph51 (20%)
  • 70 mph30 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (13%)
  • Roundabout18 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (63%)
  • Pedestrian48 (15%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2044 (14%)
  • 21 to 2550 (16%)
  • 26 to 3559 (19%)
  • 36 to 4539 (13%)
  • 46 to 5543 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.5%)
  • Over 759 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (64%)
  • Passenger64 (21%)
  • Pedestrian48 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car357 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 2015.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Falkirk in 2015

Falkirk South, Falkirk, FK1 1RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk in 2015, with 18 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2015

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2015: 30, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803303804
2ndA904171803
3rdA9151601
4thA905121301
5thM80101603
6thM876101500
7thM9101913
8thA8837800
9thB8057801
10thB8036700
11thB9026701
12thA885601
13thB8165701
14thA8014501
15thB80803301
16thB9053500
17thA80042300
18thA8722301
19thA8762400
20thB80282201

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2015

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 44.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2015

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2015: 85.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2015, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years