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Stirling road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in Stirling in 1984, and 511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (330), and casualties rose from 463.

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

Collisions in 1984
345
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
511
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Stirling in 1984

3.5% of collisions in Stirling in 1984 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Stirling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.5%
  • Serious11934%
  • Slight21462%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious15230%
  • Slight34768%

Stirling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stirling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 1980. 1984 is highlighted, with 345, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (9%)
  • Tuesday43 (12%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday46 (13%)
  • Saturday67 (19%)
  • Sunday62 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (6.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (4.3%)
  • February23 (6.7%)
  • March19 (5.5%)
  • April19 (5.5%)
  • May26 (7.5%)
  • June41 (12%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August54 (16%)
  • September28 (8.1%)
  • October28 (8.1%)
  • November24 (7%)
  • December30 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (60%)
  • Wet or damp113 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.8%)
  • Snow9 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (42%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph170 (49%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stirling in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (56%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (13%)
  • Cyclist42 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20143 (28%)
  • 21 to 2583 (16%)
  • 26 to 3560 (12%)
  • 36 to 4556 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.1%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (48%)
  • Passenger196 (38%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (67%)
  • Motorcycle62 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stirling in 1984

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1984 in Stirling

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stirling ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stirling had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 1984.

Collisions
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stirling with the most crashes in 1984

The A9 had the most collisions in Stirling in 1984: 47, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stirling, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA94777216
2ndA843654012
3rdA8112441210
4thA821633010
5thA81152825
6thA872141902
7thA85101612
8thA80991605
9thB805291103
10thA90581003
11thA90771203
12thB8237801
13thA8205602
14thA8755802
15thA915804
16thB8225703
17thA8214501
18thB81841002
19thM94400
20thA8273401

Towns in Stirling: crashes in 1984

Stirling itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 79.

Postcode districts in Stirling: crashes in 1984

FK7 and FK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stirling in 1984, with 73 each.

Latest crashes in Stirling in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Stirling in 1984, 4 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Stirling road accidents in other years