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Stirling road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 12,122 road traffic collisions in Stirling from 1979 to 2025, and 16,988 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 378 were fatal and 3,774 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 82 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (94), and casualties fell from 136 to 108.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
12,122
52nd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
16,988
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
378
3.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
82
Down 13% on 2024

Crash severity in Stirling

3.1% of collisions in Stirling from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3783.1%
  • Serious3,77431%
  • Slight7,97066%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4112.4%
  • Serious4,73828%
  • Slight11,83970%

Stirling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stirling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 1980. In 2025 there were 82, down 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 82
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
202582108
202494136
202386113
202292142
20217599
202079111
2019122158
2018127181
2017142187
2016177247
2015197293
2014166224
2013239302
2012212275
2011220293
2010229310
2009247322
2008284382
2007289390
2006278371
2005255344
2004275389
2003294447
2002303403
2001256352
2000261376
1999301408
1998328490
1997352482
1996288409
1995311439
1994331452
1993271402
1992291403
1991278361
1990356537
1989354520
1988322454
1987273392
1986352505
1985365511
1984345511
1983330463
1982385576
1981380550
1980415588
1979413580

When and where crashes happen in Stirling

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,600 (13%)
  • Tuesday1,581 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,569 (13%)
  • Thursday1,629 (13%)
  • Friday1,971 (16%)
  • Saturday2,045 (17%)
  • Sunday1,727 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59581 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59232 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,130 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,721 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,342 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,042 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,917 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,157 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January818 (6.7%)
  • February739 (6.1%)
  • March928 (7.7%)
  • April877 (7.2%)
  • May1,053 (8.7%)
  • June1,183 (9.8%)
  • July1,167 (9.6%)
  • August1,227 (10%)
  • September1,131 (9.3%)
  • October1,020 (8.4%)
  • November961 (7.9%)
  • December1,018 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,838 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,738 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,396 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown108 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit41 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8,673 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,127 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds344 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds170 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds151 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist71 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds46 (0.4%)
  • Other407 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded133 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry6,971 (58%)
  • Wet or damp4,401 (36%)
  • Frost or ice497 (4.1%)
  • Snow192 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep44 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel13 (0.1%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph139 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph4,679 (39%)
  • 40 mph304 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph195 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph5,871 (48%)
  • 70 mph928 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,006 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway1,277 (11%)
  • Roundabout590 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road172 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded77 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Stirling

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant10,524 (62%)
  • Pedestrian2,064 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist1,835 (11%)
  • Cyclist989 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant494 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant369 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)245 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant221 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant148 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant82 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5379 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 10666 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15918 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 202,999 (18%)
  • 21 to 252,250 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,029 (18%)
  • 36 to 452,342 (14%)
  • 46 to 551,796 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,264 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 75803 (4.7%)
  • Over 75538 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider9,427 (55%)
  • Passenger5,497 (32%)
  • Pedestrian2,064 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car14,377 (72%)
  • Motorcycle1,760 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle1,033 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes881 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes846 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach506 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle342 (1.7%)
  • Minibus165 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car138 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle42 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Stirling

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Stirling

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stirling ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stirling had the 52nd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
52nd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
297thRushmoor12,38215,4631272,436
298thHyndburn12,26316,5591782,273
299thSouth Hams12,16516,9432092,463
300thStirling (this area)12,12216,9883783,774
301stTewkesbury12,01216,7123862,823
302ndSouth Derbyshire11,93916,7753022,493
303rdNorth Norfolk11,92017,0923233,348

Accident hotspots in Stirling

Stirling North, Stirling, FK8 2BX area is the busiest accident hotspot in Stirling, with 344 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Stirling with the most crashes

The A9 had the most collisions in Stirling from 1979 to 2025: 1,687, including 45 fatal and 476 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stirling, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA91,6872,30345476
2ndA841,2491,89060415
3rdA8117961,16947284
4thA817181,12431305
5thA8549879229189
6thA914386591397
7thA8723945611286
8thA8237763718159
9thM936753418106
10thA905320446783
11thA80929950715135
12thB8052285332376
13thA821183266275
14thB822160238472
15thA875156212549
16thA820123156339
17thA907120187330
18thB9124113161047
19thM80105144323
20thB81897160241

Towns in Stirling

Stirling itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 2,628.

Postcode districts in Stirling

FK7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stirling from 1979 to 2025: 3,016.

Latest crashes in Stirling

Of the latest 24 crashes in Stirling, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity