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FK5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,355 road traffic collisions in the FK5 postcode district, Falkirk, from 1980 to 2025, and 1,759 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 369 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, down from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
1,355
2,023rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,759
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
23 people killed
Serious collisions
369
439 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for FK5

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal211.5%
  • Serious36927%
  • Slight96571%

What the data shows

  • FK5 had 166 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 281 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in FK5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 293 children under 16 were killed or injured in FK5, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in FK5.

Where FK5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,023rd
Most casualties
2,088th
Most fatal collisions
2,133rd
Most serious collisions
1,845th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday191 (14%)
  • Tuesday202 (15%)
  • Wednesday204 (15%)
  • Thursday190 (14%)
  • Friday222 (16%)
  • Saturday219 (16%)
  • Sunday127 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight974 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit234 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting129 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,169 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout55 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph12 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph760 (56%)
  • 40 mph108 (8%)
  • 50 mph34 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph339 (25%)
  • 70 mph99 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds963 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds239 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Other50 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,034 (59%)
  • Pedestrian323 (18%)
  • Cyclist136 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

FK5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in FK5, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in FK5 peaked at 53 in 1989; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251216
20241317
20231012
20221214
20211212
20201011
20191419
20183241
20172734
20162430
20152532
20142636
20133443
20123239
20112432
20102432
20093334
20083751
20072639
20062024
20053545
20042130
20032640
20022531
20012741
20002738
19993238
19983748
19973042
19963648
19953235
19943856
19932637
19924663
19913145
19903947
19895363
19884145
19872738
19864252
19853750
19843848
19834865
19823542
19813745
19804259

Map of recent crashes in FK5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in FK5

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in FK5

The 24 most recent collisions in FK5 happened between 16 February 2024 and 4 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in FK5

The A9 has the most collisions in FK5, 291 of 1,355 (21%), followed by the B905 (263).

Collisions in FK5 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9291431684
2ndB905263311574
3rdM87695128024
4thA88388139126
5thA8879101520
6thB9026272122
7thA803254719
8thA90591003
9thA800481402
10thM804601
11thA8763301

Council areas covering FK5

Collisions in FK5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Falkirk has 1,338 of 1,355 (99%).

Collisions in FK5 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFalkirk1,3381,73521365
2ndStirling172404

Town in FK5

Of the 1,355 collisions in FK5, 787 (58%) were in Larbert and Stenhousemuir.