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A8004 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 45 collisions on the A8004 from 1979 to 2023, with 78 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 11 serious, and 5 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the A8004 was on 13 November 2023.

Collisions since 1979
45
4,672nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
78
1.73 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
11
17 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
13 Nov 2023
Busiest year
1980
6 collisions

Crash severity on the A8004

On the A8004, 11% of collisions were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2023

  • Fatal511%
  • Serious1124%
  • Slight2964%

Where the A8004 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,672nd
Most casualties
4,498th
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
4,550th

A8004 accidents by year

Collisions on the A8004 peaked at 6 in 1980, and none have been recorded since 2023.

Collisions and casualties on the A8004, 1979 to 2023

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202311
202236
202135
202000
201923
201800
201711
201622
201523
201412
201300
201222
201112
201000
200900
200800
200700
200600
200511
200434
200337
200212
200100
200000
199900
199834
199713
199600
199511
199415
199300
199200
199112
199014
198911
198811
198700
198612
198500
198400
198300
198200
198114
198068
197912

When crashes happen on the A8004

Monday has the most collisions on the A8004 (10), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (11).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (22%)
  • Tuesday8 (18%)
  • Wednesday8 (18%)
  • Thursday6 (13%)
  • Friday2 (4.4%)
  • Saturday7 (16%)
  • Sunday4 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (2.2%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am7 (16%)
  • 9am to noon4 (8.9%)
  • Noon to 3pm9 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm11 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm9 (20%)
  • 9pm to midnight4 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (11%)
  • February3 (6.7%)
  • March1 (2.2%)
  • April2 (4.4%)
  • May3 (6.7%)
  • June3 (6.7%)
  • July4 (8.9%)
  • August4 (8.9%)
  • September2 (4.4%)
  • October5 (11%)
  • November8 (18%)
  • December5 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight26 (58%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A8004 crashes

On the A8004, 69% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 62% on a wet or damp road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph10 (22%)
  • 40 mph2 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph31 (69%)
  • 70 mph2 (4.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds32 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2.2%)
  • Other1 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp28 (62%)
  • Dry17 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway44 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A8004 crashes

Car occupants make up 67% of the people killed or injured on the A8004, followed by van occupants (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant52 (67%)
  • Van occupant12 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (5.1%)
  • Pedestrian4 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car57 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (14%)
  • Bus or coach5 (6%)
  • Motorcycle4 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 151 (1.3%)
  • 16 to 2010 (13%)
  • 21 to 2511 (14%)
  • 26 to 3515 (19%)
  • 36 to 4511 (14%)
  • 46 to 5511 (14%)
  • 56 to 657 (9%)
  • 66 to 755 (6.4%)
  • Over 753 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider51 (65%)
  • Passenger23 (29%)
  • Pedestrian4 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A8004

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A8004

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A8004 crashes by council area

All 45 collisions on the A8004 were in Falkirk.

Collisions on the A8004 in each area, 1979 to 2023
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFalkirk4578511

A8004 crashes by town

Of the 45 collisions on the A8004, 6 were in the built-up area of Bonnybridge.

Latest recorded crashes on the A8004

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A8004, from 29 January 2003 to 13 November 2023.

Severity