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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2014, and 283 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2013 (278), and casualties fell from 397.

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

Collisions in 2014
213
Down 23% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
283
Down 29% on 2013
Fatal collisions
13
6.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 2014

6.1% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2014 were fatal and 27% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal136.1%
  • Serious5827%
  • Slight14267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal134.6%
  • Serious6824%
  • Slight20271%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 213, down 23% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 213
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday22 (10%)
  • Thursday24 (11%)
  • Friday45 (21%)
  • Saturday41 (19%)
  • Sunday36 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7%)
  • February18 (8.5%)
  • March15 (7%)
  • April12 (5.6%)
  • May20 (9.4%)
  • June24 (11%)
  • July29 (14%)
  • August19 (8.9%)
  • September14 (6.6%)
  • October19 (8.9%)
  • November19 (8.9%)
  • December9 (4.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (24%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (54%)
  • Wet or damp87 (41%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.8%)
  • Snow3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph57 (27%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph103 (48%)
  • 70 mph41 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist17 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2024 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2538 (13%)
  • 26 to 3552 (18%)
  • 36 to 4535 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (17%)
  • 56 to 6529 (10%)
  • 66 to 7523 (8.1%)
  • Over 7517 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (68%)
  • Passenger68 (24%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car255 (69%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle28 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 2014.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross in 2014

Perth City Centre, Perth and Kinross, PH1 5QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Perth and Kinross in 2014, with 11 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 2014

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2014: 45, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA94565310
2ndA85192437
3rdA93131614
4thA9491301
5thA9081501
6thA8227812
7thA8276701
8thA8245501
9thA9125702
10thA9895601
11thM905501
12thA9244402
13thA913401
14thA9113501
15thA9233610
16thA9773311
17thB90973400
18thB9963410
19thA9132200
20thA9262701

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2014

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 2014: 34.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2014

PH1 and PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 2014, with 45 each.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2014, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2014.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years