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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 593 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1989, and 937 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 204 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (566), and casualties rose from 844.

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

Collisions in 1989
593
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
937
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
30
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
204
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 1989

5.1% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1989 were fatal and 34% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal305.1%
  • Serious20434%
  • Slight35961%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal424.5%
  • Serious28731%
  • Slight60865%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 593, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (13%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (12%)
  • Thursday80 (13%)
  • Friday117 (20%)
  • Saturday95 (16%)
  • Sunday75 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.6%)
  • February47 (7.9%)
  • March46 (7.8%)
  • April34 (5.7%)
  • May36 (6.1%)
  • June58 (9.8%)
  • July53 (8.9%)
  • August64 (11%)
  • September56 (9.4%)
  • October51 (8.6%)
  • November48 (8.1%)
  • December61 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight416 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting122 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (9.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds443 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (54%)
  • Wet or damp228 (38%)
  • Frost or ice30 (5.1%)
  • Snow13 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph183 (31%)
  • 40 mph12 (2%)
  • 60 mph283 (48%)
  • 70 mph115 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway455 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (19%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant567 (61%)
  • Pedestrian95 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant51 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist36 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20174 (19%)
  • 21 to 25157 (17%)
  • 26 to 35157 (17%)
  • 36 to 45105 (11%)
  • 46 to 5585 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6566 (7%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.9%)
  • Over 7535 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider447 (48%)
  • Passenger395 (42%)
  • Pedestrian95 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car710 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle70 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach31 (3%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.9%)
  • Minibus12 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had the 160th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 1989

The A85 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1989: 93, including 5 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8593162527
2ndA984171931
3rdA93306719
4thA9122638012
5thA923193124
6thA977192924
7thA94171724
8thM90163216
9thB996121704
10thA911112114
11thA82491114
12thA82281103
13thA92481202
14thB8467803
15thA82761611
16thA915902
17thB806251202
18thA8304500
19thB90994402
20thA8233301

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1989

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 1989: 110.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1989

PH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 1989: 129.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years