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Stirling road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Stirling in 1998, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1997 (352), and casualties rose from 482.

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

Collisions in 1998
328
Down 7% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
490
Up 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
14
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Stirling in 1998

4.3% of collisions in Stirling in 1998 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Stirling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.3%
  • Serious10131%
  • Slight21365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.1%
  • Serious12926%
  • Slight34671%

Stirling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stirling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 328, down 7% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday49 (15%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday49 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.8%)
  • February17 (5.2%)
  • March25 (7.6%)
  • April26 (7.9%)
  • May39 (12%)
  • June38 (12%)
  • July32 (9.8%)
  • August36 (11%)
  • September23 (7%)
  • October26 (7.9%)
  • November24 (7.3%)
  • December23 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (59%)
  • Wet or damp122 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph97 (30%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph196 (60%)
  • 70 mph23 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stirling in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2063 (13%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 35113 (23%)
  • 36 to 4570 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (56%)
  • Passenger171 (35%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (77%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stirling in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stirling had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 1998.

Collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Stirling with the most crashes in 1998

The A84 had the most collisions in Stirling in 1998: 47, including 6 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stirling, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA844776619
2ndA9375539
3rdA8112735310
4thA91222606
5thA81162406
6thA809132505
7thA85134007
8thM991103
9thA82181615
10thA87281301
11thA8271301
12thB80335601
13thB80525600
14thB8185600
15thA8204501
16thA8274501
17thA8753400
18thB8223301
19thM803301
20thA8732402

Towns in Stirling: crashes in 1998

Stirling itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 59.

Postcode districts in Stirling: crashes in 1998

FK7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stirling in 1998: 81.

Latest crashes in Stirling in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Stirling in 1998, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Stirling road accidents in other years