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A88 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 141 collisions on the A88 from 1979 to 2025, with 205 casualties. Of those crashes, 8 were fatal and 40 serious, and 8 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the A88, level with 2024, with 3 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
141
3,668th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
205
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
40
49 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
Up 50% on 2024

Crash severity on the A88

On the A88, 5.7% of collisions were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal85.7%
  • Serious4028%
  • Slight9366%

Where the A88 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,668th
Most casualties
3,588th
Most fatal collisions
1,937th
Most serious collisions
3,266th

A88 accidents by year

Collisions on the A88 peaked at 7 in 1993 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A88, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202422
202311
202200
202100
202000
201911
201844
201745
201622
201556
201436
201334
201258
201122
201022
200900
200848
200722
200633
200536
200457
2003610
2002510
200157
200036
199934
199834
199712
199657
199522
199433
1993713
199223
199100
199033
198933
198868
198759
198622
198533
198469
198345
198247
198148
198011
197924

When crashes happen on the A88

Thursday has the most collisions on the A88 (23), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (34).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (12%)
  • Tuesday22 (16%)
  • Wednesday19 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (16%)
  • Friday20 (14%)
  • Saturday22 (16%)
  • Sunday18 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am6 (4.3%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.7%)
  • 6am to 9am24 (17%)
  • 9am to noon25 (18%)
  • Noon to 3pm25 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm34 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm20 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight6 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.7%)
  • February11 (7.8%)
  • March13 (9.2%)
  • April9 (6.4%)
  • May10 (7.1%)
  • June11 (7.8%)
  • July11 (7.8%)
  • August10 (7.1%)
  • September9 (6.4%)
  • October17 (12%)
  • November18 (13%)
  • December14 (9.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight106 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A88 crashes

On the A88, 47% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 40 mph and 59% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph21 (15%)
  • 40 mph66 (47%)
  • 60 mph53 (38%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds99 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (4.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.1%)
  • Other12 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry83 (59%)
  • Wet or damp50 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (5%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (83%)
  • Roundabout16 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A88 crashes

Car occupants make up 68% of the people killed or injured on the A88, followed by motorcyclists (11%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (11%)
  • Cyclist17 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Other2 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car183 (71%)
  • Motorcycle21 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2024 (12%)
  • 21 to 2535 (17%)
  • 26 to 3534 (17%)
  • 36 to 4525 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (19%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.4%)
  • Over 757 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider137 (67%)
  • Passenger55 (27%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A88

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A88

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A88 crashes by council area

Of the 141 collisions on the A88, 130 were in Falkirk.

Collisions on the A88 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFalkirk130187838

A88 crashes by town

Of the 141 collisions on the A88, 58 were in the built-up area of Larbert and Stenhousemuir.

Recent crashes on the A88

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A88, from 2 November 2013 to 28 May 2025.

Severity