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EH51 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 836 road traffic collisions in the EH51 postcode district, Falkirk, from 1980 to 2025, and 1,089 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 250 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
836
2,266th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,089
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
23 people killed
Serious collisions
250
290 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EH51

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal222.6%
  • Serious25030%
  • Slight56467%

What the data shows

  • EH51 had 68 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 136 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in EH51 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 233 children under 16 were killed or injured in EH51, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in EH51.

Where EH51 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,266th
Most casualties
2,288th
Most fatal collisions
2,104th
Most serious collisions
2,132nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (11%)
  • Tuesday113 (14%)
  • Wednesday110 (13%)
  • Thursday125 (15%)
  • Friday162 (19%)
  • Saturday147 (18%)
  • Sunday88 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight565 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit233 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway784 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph682 (82%)
  • 40 mph41 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph110 (13%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds654 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant586 (54%)
  • Pedestrian251 (23%)
  • Cyclist82 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EH51 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EH51, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in EH51 peaked at 38 in 1992; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202538
202444
202344
202268
202177
202049
201946
201857
20171223
20161923
20151315
201488
20131320
20121214
20111214
20101924
20091313
20081925
20071822
2006915
20052126
20042430
20031726
20021826
20012231
20002432
19992231
19982121
19972023
19962933
19952635
19943647
19932734
19923845
19913444
19903163
19893345
19882227
19872226
19863742
19851818
19841416
19832127
19821725
19811216
19802631

Map of recent crashes in EH51

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EH51

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EH51

The 24 most recent collisions in EH51 happened between 5 March 2021 and 24 April 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EH51

The A904 has the most collisions in EH51, 248 of 836 (30%), followed by the A993 (148).

Collisions in EH51 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9042483431281
2ndA993148213352
3rdA706118163330
4thA9055712
5thB9044601
6thA9033302
7thB9933302

Council area for EH51

EH51 is in Falkirk, where police recorded 14,663 collisions from 1979 to 2025. EH51 accounts for 5.7% of them.

Towns in EH51

Collisions in EH51 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Bo'ness (619) and Grangemouth (5).