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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 634 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1986, and 973 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 270 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1985 (650), and casualties rose from 921.

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

Collisions in 1986
634
Down 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
973
Up 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
29
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
270
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 1986

4.6% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1986 were fatal and 43% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal294.6%
  • Serious27043%
  • Slight33553%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal353.6%
  • Serious37338%
  • Slight56558%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 634, down 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (13%)
  • Tuesday79 (12%)
  • Wednesday83 (13%)
  • Thursday90 (14%)
  • Friday104 (16%)
  • Saturday114 (18%)
  • Sunday82 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.2%)
  • February37 (5.8%)
  • March49 (7.7%)
  • April44 (6.9%)
  • May55 (8.7%)
  • June55 (8.7%)
  • July50 (7.9%)
  • August66 (10%)
  • September56 (8.8%)
  • October61 (9.6%)
  • November61 (9.6%)
  • December48 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight445 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting127 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds487 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry355 (56%)
  • Wet or damp210 (33%)
  • Frost or ice51 (8%)
  • Snow17 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph207 (33%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph309 (49%)
  • 70 mph110 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway491 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant602 (62%)
  • Pedestrian102 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant53 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist36 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4%)
  • 16 to 20205 (21%)
  • 21 to 25139 (14%)
  • 26 to 35155 (16%)
  • 36 to 45119 (12%)
  • 46 to 5583 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6586 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7556 (5.8%)
  • Over 7529 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider478 (49%)
  • Passenger393 (40%)
  • Pedestrian102 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car719 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes94 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle82 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 1986

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1986 in Perth and Kinross

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Perth and Kinross ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had the 136th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 1986

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1986: 115, including 9 fatal and 51 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9115201951
2ndA8579145636
3rdA933240010
4thM902142210
5thA94182825
6thA912172116
7thA923172818
8thA827152608
9thA977132016
10thB996131804
11thA82291103
12thB909791406
13thA92471101
14thA91161604
15thB806261001
16thB84661003
17thA82351022
18thA915710
19thB91125501
20thA8244612

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1986

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 1986: 134.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1986

PH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 1986: 136.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1986, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years