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Stirling road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Stirling in 2002, and 403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2001 (256), and casualties rose from 352.

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

Collisions in 2002
303
Up 18% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
403
Up 14% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Stirling in 2002

2.3% of collisions in Stirling in 2002 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Stirling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious8327%
  • Slight21370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious9925%
  • Slight29673%

Stirling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stirling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 1980. 2002 is highlighted, with 303, up 18% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (11%)
  • Thursday37 (12%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.2%)
  • February22 (7.3%)
  • March18 (5.9%)
  • April26 (8.6%)
  • May19 (6.3%)
  • June30 (9.9%)
  • July21 (6.9%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September22 (7.3%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December22 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (51%)
  • Wet or damp134 (44%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph107 (35%)
  • 40 mph6 (2%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph155 (51%)
  • 70 mph26 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (14%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stirling in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (66%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2051 (13%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3581 (20%)
  • 36 to 4577 (19%)
  • 46 to 5551 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (59%)
  • Passenger123 (31%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car377 (75%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.4%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stirling in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Stirling

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stirling ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stirling had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 2002.

Collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stirling in 2002

Stirling North, Stirling, FK8 2BX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stirling in 2002, with 19 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Stirling with the most crashes in 2002

The A9 had the most collisions in Stirling in 2002: 49, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stirling, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9495827
2ndA811253808
3rdA842530010
4thA812031011
5thA85161906
6thA91142322
7thA872111803
8thB805291003
9thM991401
10thA9058802
11thA8097722
12thA8261111
13thM805800
14thB8294400
15thB91244602
16thA8273301
17thA8753300
18thA9073400
19thB8183603
20thB8373301

Towns in Stirling: crashes in 2002

Stirling itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 66.

Postcode districts in Stirling: crashes in 2002

FK7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stirling in 2002: 89.

Latest crashes in Stirling in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Stirling in 2002, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2002.

Severity

Stirling road accidents in other years