Skip to main content
CrashStats

Stirling road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 86 road traffic collisions in Stirling in 2023, and 113 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2022 (92), and casualties fell from 142.

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

Collisions in 2023
86
Down 7% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
113
Down 20% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Stirling in 2023

1.2% of collisions in Stirling in 2023 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Stirling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.2%
  • Serious3338%
  • Slight5260%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious3834%
  • Slight7465%

Stirling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stirling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 1980. 2023 is highlighted, with 86, down 7% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 86
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (15%)
  • Tuesday8 (9.3%)
  • Wednesday11 (13%)
  • Thursday11 (13%)
  • Friday11 (13%)
  • Saturday16 (19%)
  • Sunday16 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (4.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (4.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (3.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (8.1%)
  • February11 (13%)
  • March1 (1.2%)
  • April6 (7%)
  • May8 (9.3%)
  • June7 (8.1%)
  • July5 (5.8%)
  • August5 (5.8%)
  • September10 (12%)
  • October9 (10%)
  • November9 (10%)
  • December8 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight61 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds57 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (5.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry51 (59%)
  • Wet or damp31 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (4.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (14%)
  • 30 mph17 (20%)
  • 40 mph7 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph31 (36%)
  • 70 mph12 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway66 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (15%)
  • Roundabout6 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stirling in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant68 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (13%)
  • Cyclist12 (11%)
  • Pedestrian11 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (6.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 205 (4.4%)
  • 21 to 2513 (12%)
  • 26 to 3529 (26%)
  • 36 to 4512 (11%)
  • 46 to 5519 (17%)
  • 56 to 6513 (12%)
  • 66 to 754 (3.5%)
  • Over 755 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider74 (65%)
  • Passenger28 (25%)
  • Pedestrian11 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car106 (73%)
  • Motorcycle14 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stirling in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stirling had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 2023.

Collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stirling in 2023

Stirling East, Stirling, FK7 0BP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stirling in 2023, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Stirling with the most crashes in 2023

The A9 had the most collisions in Stirling in 2023: 17, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stirling, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9172204
2ndA8481402
3rdA856703
4thA825603
5thA915901
6thA8724502
7thA813311
8thM93302
9thA8092402
10thA8112201
11thA8202302
12thA8752200
13thB91242301
14thA9071100
15thB80331100
16thB8181100
17thB8221100
18thB8291101
19thM801300

Towns in Stirling: crashes in 2023

Stirling itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 17.

Postcode districts in Stirling: crashes in 2023

FK7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stirling in 2023: 19.

Latest crashes in Stirling in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Stirling in 2023, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Stirling road accidents in other years