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Falkirk road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2018, and 221 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2017 (215), and casualties fell from 278.

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

Collisions in 2018
166
Down 23% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
221
Down 21% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2018

1.2% of collisions in Falkirk in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious2817%
  • Slight13682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3717%
  • Slight18081%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 166, down 23% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 166
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (17%)
  • Wednesday27 (16%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday18 (11%)
  • Saturday30 (18%)
  • Sunday14 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.4%)
  • February10 (6%)
  • March11 (6.6%)
  • April15 (9%)
  • May16 (9.6%)
  • June14 (8.4%)
  • July4 (2.4%)
  • August12 (7.2%)
  • September19 (11%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November24 (14%)
  • December9 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry93 (56%)
  • Wet or damp67 (40%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph91 (55%)
  • 40 mph12 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph33 (20%)
  • 70 mph26 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway114 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (17%)
  • Roundabout13 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (68%)
  • Pedestrian29 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (5%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2019 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2527 (12%)
  • 26 to 3538 (17%)
  • 36 to 4535 (16%)
  • 46 to 5545 (20%)
  • 56 to 6522 (10%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.6%)
  • Over 755 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (67%)
  • Passenger45 (20%)
  • Pedestrian29 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car242 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (7%)
  • Motorcycle13 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 2018.

Collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Falkirk in 2018

Lower Braes, Falkirk, FK2 0YS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk in 2018, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2018

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2018: 18, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803182313
2ndA9131701
3rdM876101701
4thA90591202
5thB90591405
6thM8091202
7thM971100
8thA90461111
9thA884400
10thA8834501
11thA9934501
12thB8253500
13thB9023401
14thA8012200
15thB80282201
16thB8052300
17thB91322301
18thA9031100
19thB80221100
20thB8031101

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2018

Falkirk and Larbert and Stenhousemuir had the most collisions of any town in Falkirk in 2018, with 19 each.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2018

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2018: 57.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years