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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 617 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1983, and 894 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 245 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (648), and casualties fell from 963.

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

Collisions in 1983
617
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
894
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
30
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
245
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 1983

4.9% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1983 were fatal and 40% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal304.9%
  • Serious24540%
  • Slight34255%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal394.4%
  • Serious33738%
  • Slight51858%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 617, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (12%)
  • Tuesday82 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (12%)
  • Thursday80 (13%)
  • Friday114 (18%)
  • Saturday117 (19%)
  • Sunday73 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (8.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.5%)
  • February34 (5.5%)
  • March44 (7.1%)
  • April43 (7%)
  • May57 (9.2%)
  • June66 (11%)
  • July55 (8.9%)
  • August70 (11%)
  • September55 (8.9%)
  • October43 (7%)
  • November58 (9.4%)
  • December52 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight418 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting124 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds454 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry366 (59%)
  • Wet or damp223 (36%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.8%)
  • Snow8 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph229 (37%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph295 (48%)
  • 70 mph77 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway514 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant523 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (14%)
  • Pedestrian100 (11%)
  • Cyclist44 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant41 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20205 (23%)
  • 21 to 25134 (15%)
  • 26 to 35136 (15%)
  • 36 to 4593 (10%)
  • 46 to 5562 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6564 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7560 (6.7%)
  • Over 7525 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider477 (53%)
  • Passenger317 (35%)
  • Pedestrian100 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car658 (64%)
  • Motorcycle108 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes103 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 1983

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1983 in Perth and Kinross

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Perth and Kinross ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had the 132nd most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 1983

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1983: 118, including 8 fatal and 43 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9118185843
2ndA8590152533
3rdA942746110
4thA932533114
5thA923172116
6thM90162109
7thA911142006
8thA912141805
9thA822131705
10thA977132034
11thA82781204
12thB911281214
13thA9136705
14thB9966802
15thA915912
16thB90975602
17thA82341002
18thA9244501
19thA9264402
20thA9274401

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1983

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 1983: 129.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1983

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 1983: 145.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1983, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years