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Stirling road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Stirling in 1997, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 1996 (288), and casualties rose from 409.

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

Collisions in 1997
352
Up 22% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
482
Up 18% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Stirling in 1997

2.6% of collisions in Stirling in 1997 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Stirling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious9126%
  • Slight25272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious11724%
  • Slight35674%

Stirling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stirling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 1980. 1997 is highlighted, with 352, up 22% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (18%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday51 (14%)
  • Saturday58 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (4.3%)
  • February19 (5.4%)
  • March34 (9.7%)
  • April20 (5.7%)
  • May29 (8.2%)
  • June31 (8.8%)
  • July31 (8.8%)
  • August48 (14%)
  • September41 (12%)
  • October14 (4%)
  • November32 (9.1%)
  • December38 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (57%)
  • Wet or damp138 (39%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph144 (41%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph171 (49%)
  • 70 mph22 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout21 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stirling in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (69%)
  • Pedestrian49 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2089 (18%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3599 (21%)
  • 36 to 4567 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.1%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (56%)
  • Passenger162 (34%)
  • Pedestrian49 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car454 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stirling in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stirling had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 1997.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Stirling with the most crashes in 1997

The A9 had the most collisions in Stirling in 1997: 49, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stirling, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA94971312
2ndA84273716
3rdA811243103
4thA81233517
5thA91182906
6thA85111405
7thA872111703
8thM9101111
9thA80991103
10thA82191704
11thA90581312
12thA8261403
13thA8755611
14thB8224504
15thA8203602
16thA9073700
17thB8243502
18thB8293601
19thB91243402
20thB9983302

Towns in Stirling: crashes in 1997

Stirling itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 89.

Postcode districts in Stirling: crashes in 1997

FK7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stirling in 1997: 93.

Latest crashes in Stirling in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Stirling in 1997, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Stirling road accidents in other years