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Stirling road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 413 road traffic collisions in Stirling in 1979, and 580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,122 collisions in Stirling.

Collisions in 1979
413
Casualties in 1979
580
Fatal collisions
15
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Stirling in 1979

3.6% of collisions in Stirling in 1979 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Stirling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.6%
  • Serious13934%
  • Slight25963%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.9%
  • Serious18432%
  • Slight37965%

Stirling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stirling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 413.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday40 (9.7%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday84 (20%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.2%)
  • February18 (4.4%)
  • March39 (9.4%)
  • April27 (6.5%)
  • May37 (9%)
  • June48 (12%)
  • July34 (8.2%)
  • August32 (7.7%)
  • September38 (9.2%)
  • October27 (6.5%)
  • November38 (9.2%)
  • December41 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (63%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (52%)
  • Wet or damp149 (36%)
  • Frost or ice36 (8.7%)
  • Snow14 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph188 (46%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph72 (17%)
  • 70 mph132 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stirling in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (58%)
  • Pedestrian97 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (13%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1547 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20151 (26%)
  • 21 to 2589 (15%)
  • 26 to 3576 (13%)
  • 36 to 4558 (10%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (49%)
  • Passenger200 (34%)
  • Pedestrian97 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (67%)
  • Motorcycle73 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stirling in 1979

Map of the last crash of 1979 in Stirling

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

How Stirling ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stirling had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1979.

Collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Stirling with the most crashes in 1979

The A9 had the most collisions in Stirling in 1979: 70, including 3 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stirling, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA97091330
2ndA843854313
3rdA813152215
4thA811253028
5thB8052182014
6thA905162008
7thA85122303
8thM9121602
9thA872112223
10thA82101606
11thB80519903
12thA9181303
13thB912481101
14thA8097801
15thA82071104
16thB8227905
17thB8237702
18thA8215702
19thA8754801
20thA9073801

Postcode districts in Stirling: crashes in 1979

FK15 and FK19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stirling in 1979, with 1 each.

Latest crashes in Stirling in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Stirling in 1979, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Stirling road accidents in other years