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Falkirk road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 93 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2024, and 132 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2023 (117), and casualties fell from 154.

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

Collisions in 2024
93
Down 21% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
132
Down 14% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2024

4.3% of collisions in Falkirk in 2024 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal44.3%
  • Serious3740%
  • Slight5256%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal64.5%
  • Serious4131%
  • Slight8564%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 93, down 21% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 93
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday15 (16%)
  • Wednesday15 (16%)
  • Thursday9 (9.7%)
  • Friday22 (24%)
  • Saturday16 (17%)
  • Sunday7 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (4.3%)
  • February10 (11%)
  • March6 (6.5%)
  • April3 (3.2%)
  • May9 (9.7%)
  • June9 (9.7%)
  • July7 (7.5%)
  • August9 (9.7%)
  • September8 (8.6%)
  • October8 (8.6%)
  • November10 (11%)
  • December10 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight64 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds74 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other4 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry64 (69%)
  • Wet or damp26 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (9.7%)
  • 30 mph53 (57%)
  • 40 mph6 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph13 (14%)
  • 70 mph12 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway75 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (14%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant75 (57%)
  • Pedestrian18 (14%)
  • Cyclist11 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (6.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (3%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2017 (13%)
  • 21 to 2514 (11%)
  • 26 to 3523 (17%)
  • 36 to 4523 (17%)
  • 46 to 5512 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6519 (14%)
  • 66 to 7513 (9.8%)
  • Over 752 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider78 (59%)
  • Passenger36 (27%)
  • Pedestrian18 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car124 (74%)
  • Motorcycle12 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 2024.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Falkirk in 2024

Lower Braes, Falkirk, FK2 0YS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk in 2024, with 7 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2024

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2024: 11, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA803111501
2ndM971206
3rdA9055612
4thA94901
5thM8764402
6thA8723500
7thB9053503
8thA8012201
9thA882220
10thA9042300
11thM802301
12thA7061101
13thA8831101
14thA9931100
15thB8031100
16thB8051101
17thB80801200
18thB9021100

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2024

Larbert and Stenhousemuir had the most collisions of any town in Falkirk in 2024: 13.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2024

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2024: 33.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2024, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years