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Falkirk road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 215 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2017, and 278 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2016 (235), and casualties fell from 321.

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

Collisions in 2017
215
Down 9% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
278
Down 13% on 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2017

None of the collisions in Falkirk in 2017 were fatal and 21% were serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4521%
  • Slight17079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4817%
  • Slight23083%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 215, down 9% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 215
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (16%)
  • Thursday38 (18%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9.3%)
  • February12 (5.6%)
  • March25 (12%)
  • April15 (7%)
  • May21 (9.8%)
  • June28 (13%)
  • July16 (7.4%)
  • August15 (7%)
  • September16 (7.4%)
  • October16 (7.4%)
  • November16 (7.4%)
  • December15 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (64%)
  • Wet or damp71 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph125 (58%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph54 (25%)
  • 70 mph23 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (69%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4%)
  • 16 to 2031 (11%)
  • 21 to 2529 (10%)
  • 26 to 3556 (20%)
  • 36 to 4536 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (20%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.6%)
  • Over 759 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (68%)
  • Passenger59 (21%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle16 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 2017.

Collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Falkirk in 2017

Falkirk South, Falkirk, FK1 1RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk in 2017, with 17 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2017

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2017: 25, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803252706
2ndA9172002
3rdM9122003
4thA905111402
5thA90491102
6thB81682102
7thB90281004
8thM8767802
9thA88361302
10thB9056700
11thA70651002
12thB8055504
13thA884500
14thB8034400
15thB80804500
16thB8254500
17thM804402
18thA8723300
19thA8012300
20thB80282201

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2017

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 33.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2017

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2017: 82.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2017, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years