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Falkirk road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 109 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2021, and 137 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 33% on 2020 (82), and casualties rose from 96.

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

Collisions in 2021
109
Up 33% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
137
Up 43% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2021

3.7% of collisions in Falkirk in 2021 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.7%
  • Serious4037%
  • Slight6560%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.9%
  • Serious4130%
  • Slight9267%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 109, up 33% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 109
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (14%)
  • Tuesday18 (17%)
  • Wednesday14 (13%)
  • Thursday15 (14%)
  • Friday21 (19%)
  • Saturday12 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.5%)
  • February5 (4.6%)
  • March8 (7.3%)
  • April11 (10%)
  • May3 (2.8%)
  • June8 (7.3%)
  • July10 (9.2%)
  • August11 (10%)
  • September12 (11%)
  • October16 (15%)
  • November7 (6.4%)
  • December12 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds81 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Other2 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry66 (61%)
  • Wet or damp37 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph57 (52%)
  • 40 mph7 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph19 (17%)
  • 70 mph21 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant82 (60%)
  • Pedestrian20 (15%)
  • Cyclist14 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 206 (4.4%)
  • 21 to 2523 (17%)
  • 26 to 3529 (21%)
  • 36 to 4519 (14%)
  • 46 to 5525 (18%)
  • 56 to 6511 (8%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.2%)
  • Over 756 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider93 (68%)
  • Passenger24 (18%)
  • Pedestrian20 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car126 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle12 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (6.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 2021.

Collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Falkirk in 2021

Bo'ness and Blackness, Falkirk, EH51 0DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk in 2021, with 6 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2021

The M80 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2021: 11, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM80112112
2ndA971001
3rdA8036804
4thA9045502
5thM8765601
6thA8834501
7thB8254501
8thB9024411
9thB9054401
10thM94402
11thA80043500
12thA9053303
13thB80283501
14thB8163300
15thA8722201
16thA9932201
17thB8052301
18thA7061101
19thA8761101
20thB11101

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2021

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 18.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2021

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2021: 39.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2021, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2021.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years