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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 805 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1979, and 1,176 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 365 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,874 collisions in Perth and Kinross.

Collisions in 1979
805
Casualties in 1979
1,176
Fatal collisions
27
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
365
45% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 1979

3.4% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1979 were fatal and 45% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal273.4%
  • Serious36545%
  • Slight41351%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal312.6%
  • Serious49242%
  • Slight65356%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 805.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (14%)
  • Tuesday82 (10%)
  • Wednesday101 (13%)
  • Thursday110 (14%)
  • Friday138 (17%)
  • Saturday147 (18%)
  • Sunday113 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (6.7%)
  • February45 (5.6%)
  • March56 (7%)
  • April57 (7.1%)
  • May55 (6.8%)
  • June67 (8.3%)
  • July85 (11%)
  • August99 (12%)
  • September65 (8.1%)
  • October73 (9.1%)
  • November80 (9.9%)
  • December69 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight567 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting148 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds607 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (3.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Other17 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry396 (49%)
  • Wet or damp301 (37%)
  • Frost or ice71 (8.8%)
  • Snow36 (4.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph308 (38%)
  • 40 mph15 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph415 (52%)
  • 70 mph67 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway718 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant658 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (13%)
  • Pedestrian145 (12%)
  • Van occupant79 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist44 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)43 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1060 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1564 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20257 (22%)
  • 21 to 25158 (13%)
  • 26 to 35204 (17%)
  • 36 to 45123 (10%)
  • 46 to 55113 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6586 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7561 (5.2%)
  • Over 7524 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider613 (52%)
  • Passenger418 (36%)
  • Pedestrian145 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car790 (63%)
  • Motorcycle145 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes134 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.7%)
  • Minibus11 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Perth and Kinross

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Perth and Kinross ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had the 102nd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 1979

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1979: 154, including 3 fatal and 70 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9154225370
2ndA85101143449
3rdA9450100325
4thA934564222
5thA902442114
6thA822202617
7thA923203008
8thB996162016
9thM90152107
10thA911141906
11thA9771429010
12thA926111917
13thA823101505
14thA827101403
15thB909791313
16thA9171214
17thA91371102
18thB90997814
19thA9275604
20thB84651202

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1979

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 1979: 154.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1979

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 1979: 202.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1979, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years