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Stirling road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 380 road traffic collisions in Stirling in 1981, and 550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1980 (415), and casualties fell from 588.

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

Collisions in 1981
380
Down 8% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
550
Down 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
13
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Stirling in 1981

3.4% of collisions in Stirling in 1981 were fatal and 41% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Stirling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.4%
  • Serious15641%
  • Slight21156%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious20537%
  • Slight33160%

Stirling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stirling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 1980. 1981 is highlighted, with 380, down 8% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (11%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (5.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (4.5%)
  • February17 (4.5%)
  • March35 (9.2%)
  • April29 (7.6%)
  • May34 (8.9%)
  • June37 (9.7%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September37 (9.7%)
  • October33 (8.7%)
  • November28 (7.4%)
  • December29 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (59%)
  • Wet or damp125 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5%)
  • Snow9 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph168 (44%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph175 (46%)
  • 70 mph19 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stirling in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (21%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20181 (33%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 3582 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5530 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (50%)
  • Passenger205 (37%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car368 (64%)
  • Motorcycle99 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stirling in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Stirling

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stirling ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stirling had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1981.

Collisions
266th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stirling with the most crashes in 1981

The A9 had the most collisions in Stirling in 1981: 46, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stirling, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA94659114
2ndA843649113
3rdA81233029
4thB8052172205
5thA809153017
6thA811142718
7thM9122315
8thA82112316
9thA85111904
10thA9191606
11thB82391002
12thA9057922
13thB99871013
14thA8756712
15thB83761304
16thA8725500
17thB8185803
18thA8214503
19thA9074403
20thB8224604

Towns in Stirling: crashes in 1981

Stirling itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 89.

Postcode districts in Stirling: crashes in 1981

FK7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stirling in 1981: 81.

Latest crashes in Stirling in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Stirling in 1981, 2 were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Stirling road accidents in other years