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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 658 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1981, and 1,017 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 288 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1980 (657), and casualties fell from 1,047.

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

Collisions in 1981
658
Level with 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,017
Down 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
40
6.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
288
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 1981

6.1% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1981 were fatal and 44% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal406.1%
  • Serious28844%
  • Slight33050%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal494.8%
  • Serious42542%
  • Slight54353%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 658, level with 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (11%)
  • Wednesday62 (9.4%)
  • Thursday93 (14%)
  • Friday118 (18%)
  • Saturday131 (20%)
  • Sunday92 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (6.7%)
  • February48 (7.3%)
  • March47 (7.1%)
  • April41 (6.2%)
  • May62 (9.4%)
  • June60 (9.1%)
  • July64 (9.7%)
  • August77 (12%)
  • September65 (9.9%)
  • October60 (9.1%)
  • November40 (6.1%)
  • December50 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight472 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting117 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds501 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (55%)
  • Wet or damp214 (33%)
  • Frost or ice45 (6.8%)
  • Snow37 (5.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph221 (34%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph352 (53%)
  • 70 mph69 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway556 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant644 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (14%)
  • Pedestrian93 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant46 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist30 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20242 (24%)
  • 21 to 25139 (14%)
  • 26 to 35175 (17%)
  • 36 to 4599 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 55104 (10%)
  • 56 to 6590 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7548 (4.7%)
  • Over 7518 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider531 (52%)
  • Passenger393 (39%)
  • Pedestrian93 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car683 (64%)
  • Motorcycle133 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes105 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle23 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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

How Perth and Kinross ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had the 122nd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 1981

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1981: 145, including 12 fatal and 61 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA91452331261
2ndA8566101528
3rdA943972016
4thA933553315
5thA9121727010
6thA9231732010
7thM90174543
8thA822163315
9thA827152509
10thB996131506
11thA91121917
12thA91191303
13thA97781525
14thA9247902
15thA82361211
16thB90976603
17thA9265814
18thA9275503
19thA9134402
20thA9844502

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1981

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 1981: 126.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1981

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 1981: 171.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1981, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years