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Falkirk road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 82 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2022, and 110 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2021 (109), and casualties fell from 137.

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

Collisions in 2022
82
Down 25% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
110
Down 20% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
6.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2022

6.1% of collisions in Falkirk in 2022 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal56.1%
  • Serious3037%
  • Slight4757%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal54.5%
  • Serious3734%
  • Slight6862%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 82, down 25% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 82
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (15%)
  • Tuesday7 (8.5%)
  • Wednesday11 (13%)
  • Thursday17 (21%)
  • Friday15 (18%)
  • Saturday13 (16%)
  • Sunday7 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (11%)
  • February10 (12%)
  • March3 (3.7%)
  • April6 (7.3%)
  • May5 (6.1%)
  • June3 (3.7%)
  • July5 (6.1%)
  • August11 (13%)
  • September2 (2.4%)
  • October9 (11%)
  • November7 (8.5%)
  • December12 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight56 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds55 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (4.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (4.9%)
  • Other1 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry45 (55%)
  • Wet or damp32 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (6.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph42 (51%)
  • 40 mph8 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph21 (26%)
  • 70 mph11 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway63 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (12%)
  • Roundabout6 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant79 (72%)
  • Pedestrian20 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist2 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 205 (4.5%)
  • 21 to 2513 (12%)
  • 26 to 3523 (21%)
  • 36 to 4518 (16%)
  • 46 to 5513 (12%)
  • 56 to 656 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (12%)
  • Over 756 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider71 (65%)
  • Pedestrian20 (18%)
  • Passenger19 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car123 (84%)
  • Motorcycle7 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.4%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Falkirk ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 2022.

Collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Falkirk in 2022

Falkirk South, Falkirk, FK1 1RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk in 2022, with 6 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2022

The A803 and A904 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2022, with 7 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8037801
2ndA90471204
3rdM805601
4thA8834710
5thA94603
6thA9934603
7thB8054501
8thB9054412
9thA80043602
10thA8723510
11thB9023301
12thA8762301
13thA9052211
14thM8762200
15thA8011100
16thB80281310
17thB80801100
18thB8101201
19thB8161201
20thM91100

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2022

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 12.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2022

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2022: 21.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2022, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2022.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years