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Stirling road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 75 road traffic collisions in Stirling in 2021, and 99 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2020 (79), and casualties fell from 111.

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

Collisions in 2021
75
Down 5% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
99
Down 11% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
6.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Stirling in 2021

6.7% of collisions in Stirling in 2021 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Stirling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal56.7%
  • Serious2939%
  • Slight4155%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal55.1%
  • Serious4141%
  • Slight5354%

Stirling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stirling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 1980. 2021 is highlighted, with 75, down 5% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 75
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (9.3%)
  • Tuesday7 (9.3%)
  • Wednesday17 (23%)
  • Thursday9 (12%)
  • Friday17 (23%)
  • Saturday11 (15%)
  • Sunday7 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (6.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (33%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911 (15%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (8%)
  • February1 (1.3%)
  • March1 (1.3%)
  • April4 (5.3%)
  • May7 (9.3%)
  • June9 (12%)
  • July6 (8%)
  • August9 (12%)
  • September16 (21%)
  • October5 (6.7%)
  • November5 (6.7%)
  • December6 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight64 (85%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (6.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds66 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry55 (73%)
  • Wet or damp17 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (17%)
  • 30 mph13 (17%)
  • 40 mph4 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (4%)
  • 60 mph36 (48%)
  • 70 mph6 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway57 (76%)
  • Roundabout8 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stirling in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant55 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (16%)
  • Cyclist12 (12%)
  • Pedestrian8 (8.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (4%)
  • Van occupant3 (3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (2%)
  • 11 to 153 (3%)
  • 16 to 2013 (13%)
  • 21 to 2512 (12%)
  • 26 to 3519 (19%)
  • 36 to 4510 (10%)
  • 46 to 5511 (11%)
  • 56 to 6512 (12%)
  • 66 to 759 (9.1%)
  • Over 758 (8.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider68 (69%)
  • Passenger23 (23%)
  • Pedestrian8 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car91 (66%)
  • Motorcycle16 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stirling in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stirling had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 2021.

Collisions
327th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stirling in 2021

Bannockburn, Stirling, FK7 8EY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stirling in 2021, with 6 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stirling with the most crashes in 2021

The A9 had the most collisions in Stirling in 2021: 15, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stirling, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9151705
2ndA8151404
3rdA845611
4thA8114502
5thA854421
6thA823502
7thA8723302
8thA9053401
9thA913400
10thB8223311
11thM93301
12thM802201
13thA8091201
14thA8201100
15thA8211101
16thA8751100
17thB80521100
18thB8181101

Towns in Stirling: crashes in 2021

Stirling itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 14.

Postcode districts in Stirling: crashes in 2021

FK7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stirling in 2021: 25.

Latest crashes in Stirling in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Stirling in 2021, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Stirling road accidents in other years