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B816 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 collisions on the B816 from 1979 to 2025, with 395 casualties. Of those crashes, 8 were fatal and 81 serious, and 9 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the B816, up from none in 2024, with 4 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
293
2,726th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
395
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
9 people killed
Serious collisions
81
88 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B816

On the B816, 2.7% of collisions were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious8128%
  • Slight20470%

Where the B816 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,726th
Most casualties
2,747th
Most fatal collisions
1,937th
Most serious collisions
2,260th

B816 accidents by year

Collisions on the B816 peaked at 18 in 1979 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B816, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202400
2023710
202212
202133
202000
201900
201822
2017922
20161011
201557
201445
201359
201269
2011713
20101013
20091216
200845
2007810
2006712
200566
2004913
200355
2002912
2001710
2000811
19991320
199867
199744
199668
199534
1994810
199311
199258
199133
19901014
19891112
198869
1987915
198688
19851010
198434
19831011
198267
198111
198055
19791824

When crashes happen on the B816

Thursday has the most collisions on the B816 (49), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (78).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (17%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am19 (6.5%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am50 (17%)
  • 9am to noon27 (9.2%)
  • Noon to 3pm40 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm78 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm46 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight29 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February24 (8.2%)
  • March24 (8.2%)
  • April20 (6.8%)
  • May24 (8.2%)
  • June22 (7.5%)
  • July17 (5.8%)
  • August26 (8.9%)
  • September19 (6.5%)
  • October29 (9.9%)
  • November29 (9.9%)
  • December28 (9.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight194 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B816 crashes

On the B816, 63% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 47% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph186 (63%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph85 (29%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (4.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2%)
  • Other15 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (47%)
  • Wet or damp130 (44%)
  • Frost or ice20 (6.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B816 crashes

Car occupants make up 66% of the people killed or injured on the B816, followed by pedestrians (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (66%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (75%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1026 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2078 (20%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3580 (20%)
  • 36 to 4555 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.1%)
  • Over 757 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (60%)
  • Passenger106 (27%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B816

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B816

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B816 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B816 were recorded in 2 council areas. Falkirk has the most, with 252, followed by North Lanarkshire (39).

Collisions on the B816 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFalkirk252345774
2ndNorth Lanarkshire394817

B816 crashes by town

Collisions on the B816 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Bonnybridge (49) and Cumbernauld (22).

Recent crashes on the B816

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B816, from 16 January 2017 to 6 November 2025.

Severity