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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2007, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2006 (402), and casualties fell from 517.

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

Collisions in 2007
392
Down 2% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
508
Down 2% on 2006
Fatal collisions
15
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 2007

3.8% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2007 were fatal and 25% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.8%
  • Serious9925%
  • Slight27871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.9%
  • Serious11322%
  • Slight37574%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 392, down 2% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 392
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (17%)
  • Sunday39 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.4%)
  • February29 (7.4%)
  • March23 (5.9%)
  • April32 (8.2%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June37 (9.4%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September31 (7.9%)
  • October38 (9.7%)
  • November18 (4.6%)
  • December26 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (65%)
  • Wet or damp118 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.8%)
  • Snow8 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph120 (31%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph177 (45%)
  • 70 mph76 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (22%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2058 (11%)
  • 21 to 2553 (10%)
  • 26 to 3578 (15%)
  • 36 to 4586 (17%)
  • 46 to 5578 (15%)
  • 56 to 6550 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7543 (8.5%)
  • Over 7518 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (62%)
  • Passenger149 (29%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2007.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross in 2007

Perth City Centre, Perth and Kinross, PH1 5QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Perth and Kinross in 2007, with 24 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 2007

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2007: 68, including 5 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA968100512
2ndA853245110
3rdA932530210
4thA912232905
5thM90212707
6thA822141603
7thA923121503
8thA91111103
9thA90101522
10thA948904
11thB99681002
12thA8277902
13thB909771002
14thA9896900
15thA8235811
16thA9114501
17thA9264602
18thA9844802
19thB90994502
20thA8242300

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2007

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 2007: 78.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2007

PH1 and PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 2007, with 99 each.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2007, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years