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Stirling road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Stirling in 2016, and 247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2015 (197), and casualties fell from 293.

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

Collisions in 2016
177
Down 10% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
247
Down 16% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Stirling in 2016

1.1% of collisions in Stirling in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Stirling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3118%
  • Slight14481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3815%
  • Slight20784%

Stirling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stirling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 1980. 2016 is highlighted, with 177, down 10% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (12%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (3.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.5%)
  • February13 (7.3%)
  • March18 (10%)
  • April9 (5.1%)
  • May14 (7.9%)
  • June13 (7.3%)
  • July18 (10%)
  • August25 (14%)
  • September20 (11%)
  • October11 (6.2%)
  • November16 (9%)
  • December12 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (59%)
  • Wet or damp63 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph64 (36%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph82 (46%)
  • 70 mph18 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stirling in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (65%)
  • Pedestrian28 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2022 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2523 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3544 (18%)
  • 36 to 4538 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (18%)
  • 56 to 6531 (13%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.5%)
  • Over 759 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (61%)
  • Passenger68 (28%)
  • Pedestrian28 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car239 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stirling in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stirling had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 2016.

Collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stirling in 2016

Stirling North, Stirling, FK8 2BX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stirling in 2016, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stirling with the most crashes in 2016

The A9 had the most collisions in Stirling in 2016: 24, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stirling, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9243303
2ndA84223303
3rdA811142502
4thA85101222
5thA87281100
6thA817702
7thA80961204
8thA8206601
9thM96901
10thA8215703
11thA824701
12thA9054400
13thA914501
14thM804601
15thB8223300
16thA8732300
17thA9072200
18thB80332200
19thB80522200
20thB91242200

Towns in Stirling: crashes in 2016

Stirling itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 35.

Postcode districts in Stirling: crashes in 2016

FK7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stirling in 2016: 41.

Latest crashes in Stirling in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Stirling in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Stirling road accidents in other years