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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2005, and 563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2004 (431), and casualties fell from 608.

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

Collisions in 2005
400
Down 7% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
563
Down 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
15
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 2005

3.8% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2005 were fatal and 27% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.8%
  • Serious10927%
  • Slight27669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious13825%
  • Slight41073%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 400, down 7% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (13%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.8%)
  • February25 (6.3%)
  • March26 (6.5%)
  • April26 (6.5%)
  • May37 (9.3%)
  • June31 (7.8%)
  • July32 (8%)
  • August45 (11%)
  • September39 (9.8%)
  • October42 (11%)
  • November34 (8.5%)
  • December36 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (20%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (55%)
  • Wet or damp152 (38%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4%)
  • Snow9 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph119 (30%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph184 (46%)
  • 70 mph75 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)
  • Roundabout12 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (11%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (5%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2074 (13%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 3597 (17%)
  • 36 to 4597 (17%)
  • 46 to 5573 (13%)
  • 56 to 6551 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (60%)
  • Passenger178 (32%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car501 (75%)
  • Motorcycle59 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Perth and Kinross ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2005.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross in 2005

Perth City Centre, Perth and Kinross, PH1 5QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Perth and Kinross in 2005, with 21 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 2005

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2005: 57, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA957111220
2ndA85304336
3rdM90223027
4thA90202304
5thA93202617
6thA94192817
7thA912151903
8thA822121204
9thA923121923
10thA91191203
11thB99691402
12thA82761013
13thA9775700
14thA9895602
15thB90975602
16thB9345501
17thA914700
18thA9244402
19thB90994601
20thB95441002

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2005

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 2005: 62.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2005

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 2005: 102.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2005, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years