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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 533 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1996, and 749 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1995 (492), and casualties rose from 717.

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

Collisions in 1996
533
Up 8% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
749
Up 4% on 1995
Fatal collisions
19
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 1996

3.6% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1996 were fatal and 30% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.6%
  • Serious15930%
  • Slight35567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.5%
  • Serious20728%
  • Slight52370%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 533, up 8% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (15%)
  • Tuesday82 (15%)
  • Wednesday63 (12%)
  • Thursday67 (13%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday80 (15%)
  • Sunday72 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.7%)
  • February29 (5.4%)
  • March41 (7.7%)
  • April35 (6.6%)
  • May43 (8.1%)
  • June44 (8.3%)
  • July41 (7.7%)
  • August57 (11%)
  • September49 (9.2%)
  • October50 (9.4%)
  • November57 (11%)
  • December46 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight390 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds412 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (58%)
  • Wet or damp175 (33%)
  • Snow28 (5.3%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (31%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph255 (48%)
  • 70 mph95 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant527 (70%)
  • Pedestrian76 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant34 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist30 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6%)
  • 16 to 20109 (15%)
  • 21 to 2588 (12%)
  • 26 to 35141 (19%)
  • 36 to 45100 (13%)
  • 46 to 5594 (13%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.8%)
  • Over 7523 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (54%)
  • Passenger267 (36%)
  • Pedestrian76 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car689 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (6%)
  • Motorcycle37 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had the 163rd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 1996

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1996: 70, including 8 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA970117822
2ndA934051111
3rdA85355007
4thA90345738
5thA822192307
6thM90172205
7thB996161917
8thA94151907
9thA923142213
10thA912132115
11thA827122213
12thA989101103
13thA9191202
14thA92491405
15thA97781004
16thA8247902
17thB80197903
18thA8236902
19thA91161010
20thA9265904

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1996

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 1996: 92.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1996

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 1996: 111.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1996, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years