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Perth and Kinross road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 19,874 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025, and 28,689 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 808 were fatal and 6,815 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 167 collisions, up 18% on 2024 (141), and casualties rose from 213 to 235.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
19,874
171st highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28,689
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
808
4.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
167
Up 18% on 2024

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross

4.1% of collisions in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal8084.1%
  • Serious6,81534%
  • Slight12,25162%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal9493.3%
  • Serious9,01931%
  • Slight18,72165%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. In 2025 there were 167, up 18% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 167
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025167235
2024141213
2023140207
2022156227
2021149203
2020130172
2019125187
2018184265
2017204296
2016176243
2015200237
2014213283
2013278397
2012312390
2011293400
2010330450
2009396521
2008364475
2007392508
2006402517
2005400563
2004431608
2003460642
2002448610
2001504780
2000475635
1999526758
1998521729
1997505715
1996533749
1995492717
1994539833
1993536801
1992526779
1991602898
1990650951
1989593937
1988566844
1987528800
1986634973
1985650921
1984618923
1983617894
1982648963
19816581,017
19806571,047
19798051,176

When and where crashes happen in Perth and Kinross

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,680 (13%)
  • Tuesday2,553 (13%)
  • Wednesday2,564 (13%)
  • Thursday2,821 (14%)
  • Friday3,291 (17%)
  • Saturday3,134 (16%)
  • Sunday2,831 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59910 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59418 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,047 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,963 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,852 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,964 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,046 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,674 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,433 (7.2%)
  • February1,375 (6.9%)
  • March1,433 (7.2%)
  • April1,378 (6.9%)
  • May1,638 (8.2%)
  • June1,775 (8.9%)
  • July1,920 (9.7%)
  • August2,016 (10%)
  • September1,818 (9.1%)
  • October1,741 (8.8%)
  • November1,667 (8.4%)
  • December1,680 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight14,511 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,471 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,791 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit62 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown39 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds15,176 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,195 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds477 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds334 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds242 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist182 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds86 (0.4%)
  • Other159 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,026 (55%)
  • Wet or damp7,023 (35%)
  • Frost or ice1,177 (5.9%)
  • Snow560 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep60 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel18 (0.1%)
  • Mud9 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph126 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph6,319 (32%)
  • 40 mph454 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph131 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph9,581 (48%)
  • 70 mph3,260 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15,588 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway3,454 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road391 (2%)
  • Roundabout322 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded119 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant18,895 (66%)
  • Pedestrian2,865 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist2,533 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant1,344 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist1,117 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)840 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant592 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant313 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant120 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (0.1%)
  • Other37 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5667 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 101,032 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 151,459 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 204,753 (17%)
  • 21 to 253,576 (12%)
  • 26 to 354,967 (17%)
  • 36 to 453,799 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,189 (11%)
  • 56 to 652,457 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 751,673 (5.8%)
  • Over 751,103 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider15,991 (56%)
  • Passenger9,833 (34%)
  • Pedestrian2,865 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car23,570 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,637 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle2,476 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,053 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle1,160 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach705 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle503 (1.5%)
  • Minibus214 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle150 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car59 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded44 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Perth and Kinross

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Perth and Kinross ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had the 171st most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
168thChichester20,06027,8744524,350
169thTonbridge and Malling19,98326,8903743,701
170thThanet19,90125,6372543,560
171stPerth and Kinross (this area)19,87428,6898086,815
172ndWarwick19,87126,6093834,243
173rdSwale19,85527,1243353,684
174thSouth Staffordshire19,74029,6544372,671

Accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross

Perth City Centre, Perth and Kinross, PH1 5QJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Perth and Kinross, with 426 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025: 3,091, including 251 fatal and 1,077 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA93,0915,2362511,077
2ndA852,0403,04894738
3rdA931,1661,65746433
4thM907771,18436252
5thA946891,06846248
6thA91267291211204
7thA9060292443177
8thA92354883322192
9thA82251174214185
10thA82735455715139
11thB99635247714110
12thA97734954724134
13thA911245361590
14thA91238350781
15thA924213290374
16thA8232083121065
17thA989203248440
18thA926196288986
19thB9097194272565
20thB846163231368

Towns in Perth and Kinross

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025: 3,697.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025: 4,716.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross

Of the latest 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity