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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 460 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2003, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2002 (448), and casualties rose from 610.

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

Collisions in 2003
460
Up 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
642
Up 5% on 2002
Fatal collisions
21
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 2003

4.6% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2003 were fatal and 26% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal214.6%
  • Serious12026%
  • Slight31969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal264%
  • Serious14723%
  • Slight46973%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 460, up 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (11%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday78 (17%)
  • Sunday76 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.7%)
  • February41 (8.9%)
  • March29 (6.3%)
  • April31 (6.7%)
  • May48 (10%)
  • June48 (10%)
  • July47 (10%)
  • August40 (8.7%)
  • September36 (7.8%)
  • October29 (6.3%)
  • November35 (7.6%)
  • December45 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (56%)
  • Wet or damp165 (36%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.6%)
  • Snow10 (2.2%)
  • Mud3 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph122 (27%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph234 (51%)
  • 70 mph86 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (20%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant458 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (4%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2097 (15%)
  • 21 to 2557 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 35132 (21%)
  • 36 to 45107 (17%)
  • 46 to 5571 (11%)
  • 56 to 6555 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7542 (6.5%)
  • Over 7530 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (61%)
  • Passenger199 (31%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car557 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots 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

Accident hotspots (10)

How Perth and Kinross ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had the 168th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross in 2003

Perth City Centre, Perth and Kinross, PH1 5QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Perth and Kinross in 2003, with 23 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 2003

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2003: 59, including 8 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA959106810
2ndA854150014
3rdA933546312
4thA903148211
5thA94243626
6thA912172112
7thM90152202
8thA822142305
9thA827131404
10thA977111604
11thA82471202
12thA917901
13thA91171103
14thB8467802
15thA82361310
16thA9236611
17thA9246701
18thB90976900
19thB9965701
20thA8264403

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2003

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 2003: 57.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2003

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 2003: 118.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2003, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years