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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 528 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1987, and 800 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 227 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1986 (634), and casualties fell from 973.

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

Collisions in 1987
528
Down 17% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
800
Down 18% on 1986
Fatal collisions
29
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
227
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 1987

5.5% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1987 were fatal and 43% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal295.5%
  • Serious22743%
  • Slight27252%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal354.4%
  • Serious31640%
  • Slight44956%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 528, down 17% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (11%)
  • Wednesday63 (12%)
  • Thursday88 (17%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (17%)
  • Sunday76 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8%)
  • February35 (6.6%)
  • March31 (5.9%)
  • April37 (7%)
  • May52 (9.8%)
  • June54 (10%)
  • July47 (8.9%)
  • August64 (12%)
  • September47 (8.9%)
  • October40 (7.6%)
  • November37 (7%)
  • December42 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds422 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (56%)
  • Wet or damp185 (35%)
  • Frost or ice33 (6.3%)
  • Snow16 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (36%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph246 (47%)
  • 70 mph83 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway432 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant487 (61%)
  • Pedestrian86 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant67 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist43 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20160 (20%)
  • 21 to 25117 (15%)
  • 26 to 35124 (16%)
  • 36 to 4597 (12%)
  • 46 to 5563 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6559 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7552 (6.5%)
  • Over 7520 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (49%)
  • Passenger324 (41%)
  • Pedestrian86 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car591 (66%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle69 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach32 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had the 163rd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 1987

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1987: 69, including 12 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9691331231
2ndA8566115626
3rdA933440014
4thA912192807
5thA923183117
6thM90162216
7thA822143718
8thA94131727
9thA827101504
10thA9118906
11thA92481104
12thB99681704
13thA92671205
14thA97771104
15thB909971003
16thB90976904
17thA8235702
18thB801951104
19thA914603
20thA9894502

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1987

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 1987: 117.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1987

PH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 1987: 124.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1987, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years