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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 526 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1999, and 758 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1998 (521), and casualties rose from 729.

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

Collisions in 1999
526
Up 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
758
Up 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
18
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 1999

3.4% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1999 were fatal and 26% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.4%
  • Serious13626%
  • Slight37271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.5%
  • Serious17223%
  • Slight56775%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 526, up 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday103 (20%)
  • Friday78 (15%)
  • Saturday67 (13%)
  • Sunday71 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.8%)
  • February28 (5.3%)
  • March42 (8%)
  • April34 (6.5%)
  • May44 (8.4%)
  • June36 (6.8%)
  • July66 (13%)
  • August38 (7.2%)
  • September56 (11%)
  • October45 (8.6%)
  • November54 (10%)
  • December42 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting111 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (59%)
  • Wet or damp173 (33%)
  • Frost or ice32 (6.1%)
  • Snow8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph163 (31%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph239 (45%)
  • 70 mph107 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (12%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded63 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant494 (65%)
  • Pedestrian76 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant37 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20115 (15%)
  • 21 to 2583 (11%)
  • 26 to 35160 (21%)
  • 36 to 45119 (16%)
  • 46 to 5590 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4%)
  • Over 7522 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider421 (56%)
  • Passenger261 (34%)
  • Pedestrian76 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car620 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle65 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had the 159th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 1999

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 1999: 71, including 4 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA971108421
2ndA903760310
3rdA85335508
4thA93305405
5thM90254107
6thA923212815
7thA912161714
8thA977142022
9thA827111702
10thA94111633
11thA822101504
12thA82391812
13thA9181000
14thB80197901
15thB9967901
16thA9116602
17thA9845602
18thB90994503
19thA9133401
20thA9243601

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1999

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 1999: 81.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 1999

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 1999: 119.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years