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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 566 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1988, and 844 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 260 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (528), and casualties rose from 800.

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

Collisions in 1988
566
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
844
Up 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
31
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
260
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 1988

5.5% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1988 were fatal and 46% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal315.5%
  • Serious26046%
  • Slight27549%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal364.3%
  • Serious33940%
  • Slight46956%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 566, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (13%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (12%)
  • Friday86 (15%)
  • Saturday96 (17%)
  • Sunday83 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.8%)
  • February36 (6.4%)
  • March36 (6.4%)
  • April42 (7.4%)
  • May34 (6%)
  • June48 (8.5%)
  • July61 (11%)
  • August59 (10%)
  • September45 (8%)
  • October65 (11%)
  • November56 (9.9%)
  • December40 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight403 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting119 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (7.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds438 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (55%)
  • Wet or damp215 (38%)
  • Frost or ice27 (4.8%)
  • Snow9 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph173 (31%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph288 (51%)
  • 70 mph100 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway453 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (17%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant562 (67%)
  • Pedestrian97 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant47 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist30 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20164 (19%)
  • 21 to 25110 (13%)
  • 26 to 35130 (15%)
  • 36 to 45114 (14%)
  • 46 to 5574 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6574 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.6%)
  • Over 7537 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider427 (51%)
  • Passenger320 (38%)
  • Pedestrian97 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car669 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle54 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.8%)
  • Minibus11 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had the 158th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
158th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 1988

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1988: 80, including 13 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9801511331
2ndA856996532
3rdA933759119
4thA9122334010
5thA942336213
6thM902333211
7thB996172526
8thA923142407
9thA822131616
10thA827121617
11thA926101915
12thA82391405
13thA9898802
14thA97761214
15thB90976604
16thA915801
17thA9115500
18thA8244400
19thB8464601
20thB9544503

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1988

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 1988: 100.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1988

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 1988: 136.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1988, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years