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FK6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,191 road traffic collisions in the FK6 postcode district, Falkirk, from 1980 to 2025, and 1,615 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 37 were fatal and 365 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
1,191
2,121st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,615
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
37
44 people killed
Serious collisions
365
440 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for FK6

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal373.1%
  • Serious36531%
  • Slight78966%

What the data shows

  • FK6 had 96 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 61% fewer than the 248 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 34% of collisions in FK6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 286 children under 16 were killed or injured in FK6, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in FK6.

Where FK6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,121st
Most casualties
2,135th
Most fatal collisions
1,608th
Most serious collisions
1,857th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday170 (14%)
  • Tuesday163 (14%)
  • Wednesday156 (13%)
  • Thursday168 (14%)
  • Friday185 (16%)
  • Saturday184 (15%)
  • Sunday165 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight845 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting187 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway909 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway255 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph609 (51%)
  • 40 mph35 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph294 (25%)
  • 70 mph242 (20%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds859 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds200 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other38 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant929 (58%)
  • Pedestrian304 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist97 (6%)
  • Van occupant47 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant37 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

FK6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in FK6, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in FK6 peaked at 44 in 1984; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025911
2024912
2023914
2022914
202199
202044
20191114
201867
20171111
20161932
20152231
20142125
20132327
20122430
20112428
20102028
20091819
20083136
20073954
20062633
20052735
20043347
20033045
20023148
20011824
20002133
19992535
19983544
19973040
19962847
19952735
19943951
19934373
19923245
19913136
19903561
19893755
19883237
19873045
19863545
19854155
19844454
19833134
19823545
19814053
19803754

Map of recent crashes in FK6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in FK6

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in FK6

The 24 most recent collisions in FK6 happened between 1 April 2023 and 17 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in FK6

The A872 has the most collisions in FK6, 285 of 1,191 (24%), followed by the M80 (186).

Collisions in FK6 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA872285381785
2ndM801863021665
3rdA883173229452
4thB81877118232
5thM876507327
6thA803142505
7thA800461221
8thA8336702
9thA94501
10thM94401
11thA9053301

Council areas covering FK6

Collisions in FK6 were recorded in 3 council areas. Falkirk has 1,073 of 1,191 (90%).

Collisions in FK6 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFalkirk1,0731,42935326
2ndStirling105153234
3rdNorth Lanarkshire133305

Town in FK6

Of the 1,191 collisions in FK6, 450 (38%) were in Denny.