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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 648 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1982, and 963 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 285 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1981 (658), and casualties fell from 1,017.

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

Collisions in 1982
648
Down 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
963
Down 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
16
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
285
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 1982

2.5% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1982 were fatal and 44% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious28544%
  • Slight34754%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.1%
  • Serious38640%
  • Slight55758%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 648, down 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (12%)
  • Wednesday66 (10%)
  • Thursday74 (11%)
  • Friday123 (19%)
  • Saturday115 (18%)
  • Sunday94 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (9.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (5.6%)
  • February45 (6.9%)
  • March51 (7.9%)
  • April41 (6.3%)
  • May59 (9.1%)
  • June69 (11%)
  • July56 (8.6%)
  • August50 (7.7%)
  • September53 (8.2%)
  • October73 (11%)
  • November51 (7.9%)
  • December64 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight448 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting122 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds487 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (53%)
  • Wet or damp229 (35%)
  • Frost or ice54 (8.3%)
  • Snow19 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph252 (39%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph311 (48%)
  • 70 mph69 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway554 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant548 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (13%)
  • Pedestrian110 (11%)
  • Van occupant65 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist44 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1557 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20227 (24%)
  • 21 to 25140 (15%)
  • 26 to 35151 (16%)
  • 36 to 4590 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5586 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7557 (5.9%)
  • Over 7521 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider503 (52%)
  • Passenger350 (36%)
  • Pedestrian110 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car664 (64%)
  • Motorcycle119 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.7%)
  • Minibus17 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 1982

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1982 in Perth and Kinross

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Perth and Kinross ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had the 132nd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 1982

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1982: 114, including 2 fatal and 52 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9114180252
2ndA8576127332
3rdA933358316
4thA94234629
5thA9122232010
6thM901943111
7thA9231619011
8thA977141917
9thB909791205
10thA82281105
11thA82781412
12thA92681013
13thB909981107
14thB9967702
15thB8466702
16thB91126905
17thA91151002
18thA914501
19thA9244702
20thA9274401

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1982

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 1982: 140.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1982

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 1982: 169.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1982, 1 was fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years