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Falkirk road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2016, and 321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2015 (249), and casualties rose from 312.

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

Collisions in 2016
235
Down 6% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
321
Up 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2016

0.4% of collisions in Falkirk in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4218%
  • Slight19282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5116%
  • Slight26984%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 235, down 6% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (17%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.8%)
  • February16 (6.8%)
  • March21 (8.9%)
  • April15 (6.4%)
  • May18 (7.7%)
  • June20 (8.5%)
  • July15 (6.4%)
  • August15 (6.4%)
  • September29 (12%)
  • October13 (5.5%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December24 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (22%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (56%)
  • Wet or damp92 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph146 (62%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph47 (20%)
  • 70 mph26 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (71%)
  • Pedestrian32 (10%)
  • Cyclist27 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (5%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2042 (13%)
  • 21 to 2542 (13%)
  • 26 to 3550 (16%)
  • 36 to 4555 (17%)
  • 46 to 5550 (16%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.9%)
  • Over 7510 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (66%)
  • Passenger77 (24%)
  • Pedestrian32 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car337 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle17 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 2016.

Collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Falkirk in 2016

Falkirk South, Falkirk, FK1 1RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk in 2016, with 19 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2016

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2016: 32, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803324704
2ndA904202705
3rdB902182502
4thA905131903
5thM876121502
6thA991101
7thB8168900
8thM971001
9thB80361203
10thB8056900
11thM806801
12thA8835902
13thB91324500
14thA7063303
15thA9933401
16thB80803401
17thA80042200
18thA8012200
19thA8722300
20thA882200

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2016

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 40.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2016

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2016: 70.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years