Skip to main content
CrashStats

Stirling road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 365 road traffic collisions in Stirling in 1985, and 511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1984 (345), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1985
365
Up 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
511
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
11
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Stirling in 1985

3% of collisions in Stirling in 1985 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Stirling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113%
  • Serious13838%
  • Slight21659%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious18035%
  • Slight31862%

Stirling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stirling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 365, up 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (11%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday51 (14%)
  • Saturday65 (18%)
  • Sunday60 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (5.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.5%)
  • February22 (6%)
  • March36 (9.9%)
  • April29 (7.9%)
  • May22 (6%)
  • June30 (8.2%)
  • July31 (8.5%)
  • August37 (10%)
  • September41 (11%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November25 (6.8%)
  • December35 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (19%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (58%)
  • Wet or damp121 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.7%)
  • Snow13 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph163 (45%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph161 (44%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stirling in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (55%)
  • Pedestrian71 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (12%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20121 (24%)
  • 21 to 2599 (19%)
  • 26 to 3582 (16%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.5%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (49%)
  • Passenger189 (37%)
  • Pedestrian71 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (70%)
  • Motorcycle58 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stirling in 1985

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1985 in Stirling

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stirling ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stirling had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 1985.

Collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
176th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stirling with the most crashes in 1985

The A9 had the most collisions in Stirling in 1985: 53, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stirling, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA95374120
2ndA843648115
3rdA85263306
4thA81203129
5thA811193639
6thB8052183204
7thA809142409
8thA82111704
9thM9101103
10thA90581212
11thB81871103
12thB8236610
13thB912461305
14thA8215802
15thA8725601
16thA915802
17thB8245500
18thB8224702
19thB8374602
20thM804901

Towns in Stirling: crashes in 1985

Stirling itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 96.

Postcode districts in Stirling: crashes in 1985

FK8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stirling in 1985: 95.

Latest crashes in Stirling in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Stirling in 1985, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Stirling road accidents in other years