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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 650 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1985, and 921 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 266 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1984 (618), and casualties fell from 923.

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

Collisions in 1985
650
Up 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
921
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
25
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
266
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 1985

3.8% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1985 were fatal and 41% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal253.8%
  • Serious26641%
  • Slight35955%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal262.8%
  • Serious36440%
  • Slight53158%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 650, up 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (13%)
  • Tuesday82 (13%)
  • Wednesday85 (13%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday117 (18%)
  • Saturday103 (16%)
  • Sunday82 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (6.5%)
  • February38 (5.8%)
  • March47 (7.2%)
  • April27 (4.2%)
  • May53 (8.2%)
  • June64 (9.8%)
  • July67 (10%)
  • August65 (10%)
  • September58 (8.9%)
  • October72 (11%)
  • November57 (8.8%)
  • December60 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight441 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting138 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds485 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (52%)
  • Wet or damp246 (38%)
  • Frost or ice33 (5.1%)
  • Snow25 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph223 (34%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph321 (49%)
  • 70 mph98 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway525 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant570 (62%)
  • Pedestrian113 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (10%)
  • Cyclist49 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant39 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20195 (21%)
  • 21 to 25126 (14%)
  • 26 to 35157 (17%)
  • 36 to 4596 (10%)
  • 46 to 5583 (9%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7553 (5.8%)
  • Over 7535 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider490 (53%)
  • Passenger318 (35%)
  • Pedestrian113 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car740 (66%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes105 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle93 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.9%)
  • Minibus10 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 1985

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1985 in Perth and Kinross

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Perth and Kinross ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had the 127th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 1985

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1985: 124, including 10 fatal and 48 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA91242161048
2ndA8583123440
3rdA912233107
4thA932332113
5thM90202417
6thA923182515
7thA94182619
8thA977172007
9thA822152007
10thA926121412
11thA924101202
12thA82481004
13thB909781206
14thB99681004
15thA82371003
16thB91127701
17thA9161503
18thA9116703
19thA82751002
20thA9844810

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1985

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 1985: 142.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1985

PH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 1985: 156.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1985, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years