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Stirling road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in Stirling in 1982, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (380), and casualties rose from 550.

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

Collisions in 1982
385
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
576
Up 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
14
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Stirling in 1982

3.6% of collisions in Stirling in 1982 were fatal and 42% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Stirling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.6%
  • Serious16242%
  • Slight20954%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.8%
  • Serious20335%
  • Slight35762%

Stirling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stirling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 1980. 1982 is highlighted, with 385, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (17%)
  • Sunday55 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (4.7%)
  • February25 (6.5%)
  • March34 (8.8%)
  • April32 (8.3%)
  • May29 (7.5%)
  • June43 (11%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August39 (10%)
  • September35 (9.1%)
  • October27 (7%)
  • November28 (7.3%)
  • December36 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (57%)
  • Wet or damp140 (36%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph167 (43%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph173 (45%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (11%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stirling in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (19%)
  • Pedestrian68 (12%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1546 (8%)
  • 16 to 20149 (26%)
  • 21 to 2589 (15%)
  • 26 to 3598 (17%)
  • 36 to 4551 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.2%)
  • Over 756 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (52%)
  • Passenger208 (36%)
  • Pedestrian68 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car371 (62%)
  • Motorcycle101 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.8%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stirling in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stirling had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 1982.

Collisions
268th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stirling with the most crashes in 1982

The A9 had the most collisions in Stirling in 1982: 67, including 2 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stirling, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA967102229
2ndA843254312
3rdA812542117
4thA8112535210
5thA8091832015
6thA872162734
7thA82112315
8thA85103507
9thB822101501
10thA90571101
11thB80527702
12thA915703
13thB8235601
14thA8214801
15thA8754500
16thB8294602
17thB8374602
18thM804401
19thM94802
20thA9043400

Towns in Stirling: crashes in 1982

Stirling itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 102.

Postcode districts in Stirling: crashes in 1982

FK7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stirling in 1982: 99.

Latest crashes in Stirling in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Stirling in 1982, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Stirling road accidents in other years