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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 650 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1990, and 951 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 226 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1989 (593), and casualties rose from 937.

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

Collisions in 1990
650
Up 10% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
951
Up 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
23
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
226
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 1990

3.5% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1990 were fatal and 35% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.5%
  • Serious22635%
  • Slight40162%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal384%
  • Serious30132%
  • Slight61264%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 650, up 10% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (14%)
  • Tuesday96 (15%)
  • Wednesday95 (15%)
  • Thursday85 (13%)
  • Friday98 (15%)
  • Saturday89 (14%)
  • Sunday98 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.3%)
  • February47 (7.2%)
  • March43 (6.6%)
  • April54 (8.3%)
  • May35 (5.4%)
  • June64 (9.8%)
  • July68 (10%)
  • August61 (9.4%)
  • September62 (9.5%)
  • October51 (7.8%)
  • November60 (9.2%)
  • December51 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight483 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting105 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds481 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (4.9%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry366 (56%)
  • Wet or damp228 (35%)
  • Frost or ice38 (5.8%)
  • Snow15 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph235 (36%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph305 (47%)
  • 70 mph99 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway527 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant620 (65%)
  • Pedestrian105 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant55 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1046 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1551 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20174 (18%)
  • 21 to 25144 (15%)
  • 26 to 35179 (19%)
  • 36 to 45110 (12%)
  • 46 to 5582 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6562 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7549 (5.2%)
  • Over 7531 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider500 (53%)
  • Passenger346 (36%)
  • Pedestrian105 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car758 (69%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle69 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.5%)
  • Minibus14 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Perth and Kinross

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Perth and Kinross ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had the 144th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 1990

The A85 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1990: 94, including 6 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8594142625
2ndA9821561034
3rdA934060214
4thA923222908
5thA912192906
6thA94192607
7thA822172806
8thA977162203
9thA827152607
10thA989131604
11thA91101202
12thB909791412
13thB99691002
14thA91181713
15thM9081303
16thB801971803
17thB90997705
18thA9246903
19thA8235902
20thA9265602

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1990

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 1990: 140.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1990

PH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 1990: 147.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1990, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years