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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2013, and 397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2012 (312), and casualties rose from 390.

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

Collisions in 2013
278
Down 11% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
397
Up 2% on 2012
Fatal collisions
10
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 2013

3.6% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2013 were fatal and 24% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.6%
  • Serious6824%
  • Slight20072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious8722%
  • Slight29975%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 278, down 11% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 278
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (17%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (11%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (11%)
  • February19 (6.8%)
  • March27 (9.7%)
  • April30 (11%)
  • May25 (9%)
  • June22 (7.9%)
  • July29 (10%)
  • August24 (8.6%)
  • September22 (7.9%)
  • October14 (5%)
  • November17 (6.1%)
  • December19 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (57%)
  • Wet or damp74 (27%)
  • Frost or ice23 (8.3%)
  • Snow22 (7.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (28%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph134 (48%)
  • 70 mph57 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (65%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2042 (11%)
  • 21 to 2541 (10%)
  • 26 to 3570 (18%)
  • 36 to 4562 (16%)
  • 46 to 5554 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6%)
  • Over 7522 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider226 (57%)
  • Passenger140 (35%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2013.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross in 2013

Perth City Centre, Perth and Kinross, PH1 5QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Perth and Kinross in 2013, with 20 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 2013

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2013: 44, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA94470210
2ndM90233912
3rdA93222718
4thA85172003
5thA94121703
6thA92391101
7thA8227901
8thA9071111
9thA9127801
10thA92471221
11thB90996802
12thA82751012
13thA9895601
14thA914502
15thA9264400
16thA9844503
17thB90974502
18thB9964902
19thA8233301
20thA9113302

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2013

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 2013: 48.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2013

PH1 and PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 2013, with 65 each.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2013, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years