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A873 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 80 collisions on the A873 from 1979 to 2024, with 113 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 31 serious, and 1 person was killed.

No collisions were recorded on the A873 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
80
4,242nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
113
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
31
35 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Crash severity on the A873

On the A873, 1.3% of collisions were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal11.3%
  • Serious3139%
  • Slight4860%

Where the A873 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,242nd
Most casualties
4,204th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
3,580th

A873 accidents by year

Collisions on the A873 peaked at 6 in 1994; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A873, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202412
202300
202200
202100
202000
201922
201811
201723
201623
201500
201411
201323
201211
201111
201011
200923
200811
200711
200600
200522
200458
200322
200200
200134
200012
1999411
199824
199722
199611
199534
199468
199300
199247
199122
199023
198922
198834
198734
198622
198500
198436
198334
198200
198134
198022
197922

When crashes happen on the A873

Saturday has the most collisions on the A873 (16), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (18).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (11%)
  • Tuesday11 (14%)
  • Wednesday8 (10%)
  • Thursday15 (19%)
  • Friday15 (19%)
  • Saturday16 (20%)
  • Sunday6 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am8 (10%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1.3%)
  • 6am to 9am8 (10%)
  • 9am to noon12 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm17 (21%)
  • 3pm to 6pm18 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm9 (11%)
  • 9pm to midnight7 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (8.8%)
  • February3 (3.8%)
  • March5 (6.3%)
  • April9 (11%)
  • May4 (5%)
  • June10 (13%)
  • July8 (10%)
  • August9 (11%)
  • September9 (11%)
  • October8 (10%)
  • November6 (7.5%)
  • December2 (2.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight56 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A873 crashes

On the A873, 85% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 57% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph11 (14%)
  • 60 mph68 (85%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds57 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.5%)
  • Other3 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry46 (57%)
  • Wet or damp29 (36%)
  • Snow3 (3.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway77 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A873 crashes

Car occupants make up 67% of the people killed or injured on the A873, followed by motorcyclists (11%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant76 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian4 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2.7%)
  • Cyclist2 (1.8%)
  • Other3 (2.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car83 (66%)
  • Motorcycle12 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1.6%)
  • Other2 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 108 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2020 (18%)
  • 21 to 2518 (16%)
  • 26 to 3517 (15%)
  • 36 to 4520 (18%)
  • 46 to 5514 (12%)
  • 56 to 658 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 755 (4.4%)
  • Over 751 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider75 (66%)
  • Passenger34 (30%)
  • Pedestrian4 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A873

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A873

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A873 crashes by council area

Of the 80 collisions on the A873, 77 were in Stirling.

Collisions on the A873 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStirling77107130

Recent crashes on the A873

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A873, from 14 April 2004 to 17 May 2024.

Severity