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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2012, and 390 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2011 (293), and casualties fell from 400.

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

Collisions in 2012
312
Up 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
390
Down 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
10
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 2012

3.2% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2012 were fatal and 24% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.2%
  • Serious7424%
  • Slight22873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123.1%
  • Serious8823%
  • Slight29074%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 312, up 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 312
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday38 (12%)
  • Saturday50 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.7%)
  • February25 (8%)
  • March20 (6.4%)
  • April29 (9.3%)
  • May29 (9.3%)
  • June19 (6.1%)
  • July31 (9.9%)
  • August29 (9.3%)
  • September29 (9.3%)
  • October28 (9%)
  • November29 (9.3%)
  • December23 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (6.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (55%)
  • Wet or damp102 (33%)
  • Frost or ice33 (11%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph86 (28%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph141 (45%)
  • 70 mph65 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (69%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 154 (1%)
  • 16 to 2047 (12%)
  • 21 to 2531 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3566 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (17%)
  • 46 to 5561 (16%)
  • 56 to 6545 (12%)
  • 66 to 7530 (7.7%)
  • Over 7530 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (68%)
  • Passenger92 (24%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle23 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2012.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross in 2012

Perth City Centre, Perth and Kinross, PH1 5QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Perth and Kinross in 2012, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 2012

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2012: 45, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA94565311
2ndM90283613
3rdA85263417
4thA93212808
5thA90202404
6thA923131501
7thA94111102
8thA8276601
9thB9966600
10thA8235502
11thA9125601
12thA9265703
13thA9775910
14thA8224603
15thA914402
16thA8243400
17thA8263300
18thA9243400
19thB8463401
20thB90993501

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2012

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 2012: 40.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2012

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 2012: 73.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years