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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2004, and 608 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2003 (460), and casualties fell from 642.

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

Collisions in 2004
431
Down 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
608
Down 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
16
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 2004

3.7% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2004 were fatal and 25% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.7%
  • Serious10625%
  • Slight30972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183%
  • Serious14824%
  • Slight44273%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 431, down 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday50 (12%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.6%)
  • February29 (6.7%)
  • March39 (9%)
  • April34 (7.9%)
  • May24 (5.6%)
  • June38 (8.8%)
  • July32 (7.4%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September44 (10%)
  • October29 (6.7%)
  • November39 (9%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (53%)
  • Wet or damp151 (35%)
  • Frost or ice36 (8.4%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph124 (29%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph229 (53%)
  • 70 mph63 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant462 (76%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2088 (14%)
  • 21 to 2560 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35108 (18%)
  • 36 to 45108 (18%)
  • 46 to 5574 (12%)
  • 56 to 6549 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.6%)
  • Over 7523 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (59%)
  • Passenger196 (32%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car588 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle32 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 2004.

Collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross in 2004

Perth City Centre, Perth and Kinross, PH1 5QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Perth and Kinross in 2004, with 25 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 2004

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2004: 59, including 7 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA95996713
2ndA853854212
3rdA912232904
4thA93192205
5thM90182505
6thA90152723
7thA822141503
8thA91132206
9thA989101102
10thB996101803
11thA92371100
12thB90997801
13thA8236802
14thA82761102
15thB801961001
16thB80626702
17thA8245600
18thA9265703
19thA9845501
20thA944601

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2004

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 2004: 77.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2004

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 2004: 106.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2004, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years