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Stirling road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in Stirling in 1980, and 588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1979 (413), and casualties rose from 580.

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

Collisions in 1980
415
Level with 1979
Casualties in 1980
588
Up 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Stirling in 1980

3.4% of collisions in Stirling in 1980 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Stirling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.4%
  • Serious16239%
  • Slight23958%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious19834%
  • Slight37564%

Stirling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stirling, 1979 to 2025

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

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (9.6%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (10%)
  • Friday84 (20%)
  • Saturday82 (20%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (8.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (5.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.3%)
  • February31 (7.5%)
  • March34 (8.2%)
  • April28 (6.7%)
  • May35 (8.4%)
  • June37 (8.9%)
  • July42 (10%)
  • August49 (12%)
  • September35 (8.4%)
  • October39 (9.4%)
  • November37 (8.9%)
  • December26 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (57%)
  • Wet or damp134 (32%)
  • Frost or ice29 (7%)
  • Snow12 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph185 (45%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph174 (42%)
  • 70 mph25 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stirling in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (20%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)
  • Cyclist39 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20194 (33%)
  • 21 to 2583 (14%)
  • 26 to 3581 (14%)
  • 36 to 4551 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (53%)
  • Passenger204 (35%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (61%)
  • Motorcycle105 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stirling in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Stirling

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stirling ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stirling had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 1980.

Collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stirling with the most crashes in 1980

The A9 had the most collisions in Stirling in 1980: 72, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stirling, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA97295230
2ndA844264313
3rdA8112845213
4thA812747012
5thB8052171808
6thA82123005
7thA809101805
8thA82181303
9thA87581113
10thM981124
11thA8727810
12thA9056702
13thA9076801
14thA916702
15thB81862105
16thB8236711
17thA855500
18thB8225602
19thB8375602
20thB91245705

Towns in Stirling: crashes in 1980

Stirling itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 107.

Postcode districts in Stirling: crashes in 1980

FK7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stirling in 1980: 92.

Latest crashes in Stirling in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Stirling in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Stirling road accidents in other years