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Falkirk road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 79 road traffic collisions in Falkirk in 2025, and 103 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2024 (93), and casualties fell from 132.

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

Collisions in 2025
79
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
103
Down 22% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Falkirk in 2025

2.5% of collisions in Falkirk in 2025 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.1% and 28% in Falkirk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.5%
  • Serious3342%
  • Slight4456%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious3736%
  • Slight6462%

Falkirk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Falkirk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 571 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 79, down 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 79
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (11%)
  • Tuesday13 (16%)
  • Wednesday8 (10%)
  • Thursday15 (19%)
  • Friday17 (22%)
  • Saturday5 (6.3%)
  • Sunday12 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (6.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (10%)
  • February8 (10%)
  • March5 (6.3%)
  • April3 (3.8%)
  • May8 (10%)
  • June9 (11%)
  • July4 (5.1%)
  • August4 (5.1%)
  • September10 (13%)
  • October7 (8.9%)
  • November8 (10%)
  • December5 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight56 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds68 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry62 (78%)
  • Wet or damp17 (22%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (6.3%)
  • 30 mph41 (52%)
  • 40 mph7 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph20 (25%)
  • 70 mph6 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway67 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Falkirk in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant61 (59%)
  • Pedestrian17 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (11%)
  • Cyclist6 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (4.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2018 (17%)
  • 21 to 2514 (14%)
  • 26 to 3514 (14%)
  • 36 to 4518 (17%)
  • 46 to 559 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 657 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (8.7%)
  • Over 757 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider69 (67%)
  • Passenger17 (17%)
  • Pedestrian17 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car100 (73%)
  • Motorcycle12 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Falkirk in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Falkirk had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 2025.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Falkirk in 2025

Falkirk South, Falkirk, FK1 1RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Falkirk in 2025, with 4 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Falkirk with the most crashes in 2025

The A803 had the most collisions in Falkirk in 2025: 7, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Falkirk, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8037915
2ndA96902
3rdA8725601
4thM95711
5thA8834502
6thA90441001
7thA9054504
8thB9023301
9thA882301
10thB8162201
11thB91322302
12thA7061101
13thB80281101
14thB8031100
15thB8051100
16thB80801100
17thB8181100
18thB8251300
19thB9051101
20thM8761100

Towns in Falkirk: crashes in 2025

Falkirk itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 11.

Postcode districts in Falkirk: crashes in 2025

FK2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Falkirk in 2025: 25.

Latest crashes in Falkirk in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Falkirk in 2025, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2025.

Severity

Falkirk road accidents in other years