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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 602 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1991, and 898 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 196 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (650), and casualties fell from 951.

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

Collisions in 1991
602
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
898
Down 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
23
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
196
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 1991

3.8% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1991 were fatal and 33% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.8%
  • Serious19633%
  • Slight38364%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal303.3%
  • Serious27831%
  • Slight59066%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 602, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (18%)
  • Tuesday67 (11%)
  • Wednesday76 (13%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday93 (15%)
  • Saturday86 (14%)
  • Sunday90 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.1%)
  • February40 (6.6%)
  • March37 (6.1%)
  • April48 (8%)
  • May53 (8.8%)
  • June55 (9.1%)
  • July62 (10%)
  • August47 (7.8%)
  • September67 (11%)
  • October37 (6.1%)
  • November51 (8.5%)
  • December62 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds467 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (57%)
  • Wet or damp203 (34%)
  • Frost or ice41 (6.8%)
  • Snow13 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (34%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph279 (46%)
  • 70 mph111 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway467 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant628 (70%)
  • Pedestrian84 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant43 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist34 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20149 (17%)
  • 21 to 25136 (15%)
  • 26 to 35173 (19%)
  • 36 to 45110 (12%)
  • 46 to 5575 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6566 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7548 (5.3%)
  • Over 7535 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider469 (52%)
  • Passenger345 (38%)
  • Pedestrian84 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car780 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle51 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had the 137th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 1991

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1991: 91, including 11 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9911781137
2ndA8585143435
3rdA934050015
4thA912222605
5thA822202509
6thM90192926
7thA923172114
8thA94162832
9thB996111502
10thA82391205
11thA82791403
12thA91191400
13thA92491404
14thA97791404
15thA82481313
16thA9897901
17thA9161003
18thB90996702
19thB80195802
20thB80795502

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1991

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 1991: 108.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1991

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 1991: 134.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1991, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years