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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2006, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2005 (400), and casualties fell from 563.

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

Collisions in 2006
402
Up 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
517
Down 8% on 2005
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 2006

2.5% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2006 were fatal and 29% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious11729%
  • Slight27568%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious13726%
  • Slight37072%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 402, up 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 402
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday62 (15%)
  • Saturday63 (16%)
  • Sunday63 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.2%)
  • February23 (5.7%)
  • March24 (6%)
  • April26 (6.5%)
  • May30 (7.5%)
  • June36 (9%)
  • July36 (9%)
  • August45 (11%)
  • September43 (11%)
  • October37 (9.2%)
  • November38 (9.5%)
  • December39 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (18%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (59%)
  • Wet or damp141 (35%)
  • Frost or ice20 (5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph118 (29%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph201 (50%)
  • 70 mph61 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (18%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (11%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2081 (16%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 3583 (16%)
  • 36 to 4590 (17%)
  • 46 to 5564 (12%)
  • 56 to 6564 (12%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (65%)
  • Passenger128 (25%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car495 (72%)
  • Motorcycle58 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 2006.

Collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross in 2006

Perth City Centre, Perth and Kinross, PH1 5QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Perth and Kinross in 2006, with 30 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 2006

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2006: 67, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96786318
2ndA852836011
3rdA822202728
4thM90192105
5thA912161902
6thA90122204
7thA94121510
8thA827111815
9thA93111614
10thA8239902
11thA92391103
12thA97781404
13thA9897802
14thB8466802
15thB90976701
16thB9966601
17thA9115602
18thA9845601
19thB8275503
20thA914803

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2006

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 2006: 68.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2006

PH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 2006: 87.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2006, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years