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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 364 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2008, and 475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2007 (392), and casualties fell from 508.

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

Collisions in 2008
364
Down 7% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
475
Down 6% on 2007
Fatal collisions
13
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 2008

3.6% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2008 were fatal and 26% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.6%
  • Serious9426%
  • Slight25771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.9%
  • Serious11524%
  • Slight34673%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 364, down 7% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 364
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday54 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.9%)
  • February29 (8%)
  • March25 (6.9%)
  • April19 (5.2%)
  • May26 (7.1%)
  • June34 (9.3%)
  • July31 (8.5%)
  • August37 (10%)
  • September35 (9.6%)
  • October42 (12%)
  • November21 (5.8%)
  • December29 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (19%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (51%)
  • Wet or damp136 (37%)
  • Frost or ice26 (7.1%)
  • Snow12 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (25%)
  • 40 mph11 (3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph193 (53%)
  • 70 mph63 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (18%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2064 (13%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3568 (14%)
  • 36 to 4581 (17%)
  • 46 to 5567 (14%)
  • 56 to 6552 (11%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.6%)
  • Over 7525 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (63%)
  • Passenger135 (28%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (72%)
  • Motorcycle48 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 2008.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross in 2008

Perth City Centre, Perth and Kinross, PH1 5QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Perth and Kinross in 2008, with 23 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 2008

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2008: 45, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA94571410
2ndA854449112
3rdA912202511
4thA822182816
5thM90172305
6thA93161804
7thA90132015
8thA923111613
9thA82391022
10thB99691201
11thA947800
12thA9116602
13thB909761111
14thA8275602
15thA914703
16thB8464503
17thB90994602
18thA8263302
19thA9773400
20thA9843301

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2008

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 2008: 66.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2008

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 2008: 91.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2008.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years