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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 521 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1998, and 729 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1997 (505), and casualties rose from 715.

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

Collisions in 1998
521
Up 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
729
Up 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
17
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 1998

3.3% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1998 were fatal and 34% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.3%
  • Serious17834%
  • Slight32663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.3%
  • Serious23432%
  • Slight47866%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 521, up 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (12%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday69 (13%)
  • Friday89 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday95 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.4%)
  • February35 (6.7%)
  • March32 (6.1%)
  • April41 (7.9%)
  • May44 (8.4%)
  • June47 (9%)
  • July44 (8.4%)
  • August54 (10%)
  • September55 (11%)
  • October41 (7.9%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December44 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight384 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds392 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (55%)
  • Wet or damp204 (39%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.4%)
  • Snow10 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph158 (30%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph252 (48%)
  • 70 mph93 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant497 (68%)
  • Pedestrian64 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant53 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist21 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20109 (15%)
  • 21 to 2597 (13%)
  • 26 to 35156 (21%)
  • 36 to 4592 (13%)
  • 46 to 5582 (11%)
  • 56 to 6564 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.5%)
  • Over 7531 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider430 (59%)
  • Passenger235 (32%)
  • Pedestrian64 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car659 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 1998

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1998 in Perth and Kinross

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Perth and Kinross ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had the 166th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 1998

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1998: 63, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA963100226
2ndA855168117
3rdA904266411
4thA93334129
5thA8222345010
6thA912213005
7thA94152426
8thA9231421110
9thA827122305
10thA91121403
11thM90121803
12thA98991003
13thB8469903
14thB99691113
15thA82381403
16thA9247704
17thA97771005
18thA91161003
19thB80626602
20thA9134500

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1998

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 1998: 84.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1998

PH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 1998: 124.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1998, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years