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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 536 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1993, and 801 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1992 (526), and casualties rose from 779.

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

Collisions in 1993
536
Up 2% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
801
Up 3% on 1992
Fatal collisions
16
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 1993

3% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1993 were fatal and 35% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163%
  • Serious18735%
  • Slight33362%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.2%
  • Serious24631%
  • Slight53767%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 536, up 2% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (12%)
  • Thursday85 (16%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday80 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.2%)
  • February36 (6.7%)
  • March40 (7.5%)
  • April39 (7.3%)
  • May57 (11%)
  • June42 (7.8%)
  • July49 (9.1%)
  • August58 (11%)
  • September56 (10%)
  • October43 (8%)
  • November38 (7.1%)
  • December45 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight404 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds396 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (19%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (4.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (55%)
  • Wet or damp184 (34%)
  • Frost or ice28 (5.2%)
  • Snow28 (5.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph163 (30%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph253 (47%)
  • 70 mph97 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant579 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian59 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant51 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist22 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2099 (12%)
  • 21 to 25103 (13%)
  • 26 to 35143 (18%)
  • 36 to 45118 (15%)
  • 46 to 5583 (10%)
  • 56 to 6569 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7547 (5.9%)
  • Over 7532 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider431 (54%)
  • Passenger311 (39%)
  • Pedestrian59 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car686 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle56 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had the 150th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
150th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 1993

The A85 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1993: 79, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8579113422
2ndA972128426
3rdA932943010
4thA912243417
5thA94182509
6thM90172717
7thA923142107
8thA827122618
9thA823101304
10thA92491303
11thA98991112
12thA8247903
13thA9171101
14thA9117903
15thA97771203
16thB909971503
17thA8226902
18thB806261203
19thB909761002
20thB9966710

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1993

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 1993: 105.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1993

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 1993: 141.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1993, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years