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A821 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 collisions on the A821 from 1979 to 2025, with 270 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 77 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A821, level with 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
186
3,321st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
270
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
77
92 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the A821

On the A821, 1.1% of collisions were fatal and 41% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious7741%
  • Slight10758%

Where the A821 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,321st
Most casualties
3,258th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
2,343rd

A821 accidents by year

Collisions on the A821 peaked at 10 in 1997 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A821, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202300
202225
202111
202012
201911
201835
201722
201657
201544
201411
201323
201245
201146
201059
200924
200834
200757
200644
200545
200458
200368
200222
200133
200045
199957
1998816
19971018
199655
199544
199434
199333
199234
199179
199069
198945
198867
198723
1986917
198558
198457
198347
198248
198145
1980813
197968

When crashes happen on the A821

Sunday has the most collisions on the A821 (50), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (66).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday20 (11%)
  • Wednesday18 (9.7%)
  • Thursday17 (9.1%)
  • Friday22 (12%)
  • Saturday41 (22%)
  • Sunday50 (27%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am10 (5.4%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (1.6%)
  • 6am to 9am6 (3.2%)
  • 9am to noon30 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm41 (22%)
  • 3pm to 6pm66 (35%)
  • 6pm to 9pm20 (11%)
  • 9pm to midnight10 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (2.2%)
  • February8 (4.3%)
  • March9 (4.8%)
  • April12 (6.5%)
  • May28 (15%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July26 (14%)
  • August19 (10%)
  • September22 (12%)
  • October21 (11%)
  • November11 (5.9%)
  • December6 (3.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight148 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A821 crashes

On the A821, 81% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph32 (17%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph150 (81%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other6 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (66%)
  • Wet or damp53 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A821 crashes

Car occupants make up 57% of the people killed or injured on the A821, followed by motorcyclists (24%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (24%)
  • Pedestrian24 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car180 (62%)
  • Motorcycle60 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.5%)
  • Minibus4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2053 (20%)
  • 21 to 2540 (15%)
  • 26 to 3541 (15%)
  • 36 to 4531 (11%)
  • 46 to 5538 (14%)
  • 56 to 6529 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.1%)
  • Over 756 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (54%)
  • Passenger100 (37%)
  • Pedestrian24 (8.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A821

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A821

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A821 crashes by council area

Of the 186 collisions on the A821, 183 were in Stirling.

Collisions on the A821 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStirling183266275

Recent crashes on the A821

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A821, from 23 November 2012 to 17 August 2025.

Severity