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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 505 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1997, and 715 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1996 (533), and casualties fell from 749.

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

Collisions in 1997
505
Down 5% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
715
Down 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
15
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 1997

3% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1997 were fatal and 31% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153%
  • Serious15531%
  • Slight33566%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious19527%
  • Slight50470%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 505, down 5% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.9%)
  • February34 (6.7%)
  • March52 (10%)
  • April35 (6.9%)
  • May46 (9.1%)
  • June36 (7.1%)
  • July43 (8.5%)
  • August51 (10%)
  • September53 (10%)
  • October46 (9.1%)
  • November41 (8.1%)
  • December28 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (20%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (57%)
  • Wet or damp199 (39%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph153 (30%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph237 (47%)
  • 70 mph96 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant508 (71%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant47 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist35 (4.9%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (4.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5%)
  • 16 to 20122 (17%)
  • 21 to 2575 (10%)
  • 26 to 35145 (20%)
  • 36 to 45102 (14%)
  • 46 to 5590 (13%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.3%)
  • Over 7515 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (60%)
  • Passenger227 (32%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car647 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle32 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 1997.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 1997

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1997: 64, including 5 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96497524
2ndA855066115
3rdA90335128
4thM90263709
5thA93243016
6thA912182513
7thA822172307
8thA94172815
9thA827112007
10thA923111503
11thA977112813
12thA91101203
13thB996101310
14thA9898911
15thB909681502
16thA9267801
17thA8246701
18thA92461104
19thA9115602
20thA9845501

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1997

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 1997: 84.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1997

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 1997: 115.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1997, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years