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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 618 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1984, and 923 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 266 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1983 (617), and casualties rose from 894.

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

Collisions in 1984
618
Level with 1983
Casualties in 1984
923
Up 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
16
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
266
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 1984

2.6% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1984 were fatal and 43% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious26643%
  • Slight33654%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.4%
  • Serious36439%
  • Slight53758%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 618, level with 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (10%)
  • Thursday97 (16%)
  • Friday108 (17%)
  • Saturday97 (16%)
  • Sunday88 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.5%)
  • February46 (7.4%)
  • March36 (5.8%)
  • April46 (7.4%)
  • May46 (7.4%)
  • June51 (8.3%)
  • July58 (9.4%)
  • August68 (11%)
  • September51 (8.3%)
  • October57 (9.2%)
  • November58 (9.4%)
  • December61 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight432 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting123 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds467 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry350 (57%)
  • Wet or damp213 (34%)
  • Frost or ice33 (5.3%)
  • Snow20 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph224 (36%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph299 (48%)
  • 70 mph90 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway504 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant546 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (12%)
  • Pedestrian100 (11%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant44 (4.8%)
  • Minibus occupant38 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6%)
  • 16 to 20205 (22%)
  • 21 to 25130 (14%)
  • 26 to 35158 (17%)
  • 36 to 45104 (11%)
  • 46 to 5577 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.2%)
  • Over 7530 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider472 (51%)
  • Passenger351 (38%)
  • Pedestrian100 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car668 (65%)
  • Motorcycle106 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle21 (2%)
  • Minibus14 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had the 142nd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 1984

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1984: 111, including 7 fatal and 47 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9111209747
2ndA8570105238
3rdA933252010
4thA942836113
5thM902335012
6thA9121922010
7thA822142513
8thA926141607
9thB996142306
10thA923132207
11thA827122014
12thA977111608
13thA911101305
14thA92491102
15thA82361303
16thA916811
17thB90976902
18thB8465702
19thB909951101
20thB9535502

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1984

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 1984: 138.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1984

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 1984: 144.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1984, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years