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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 200 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2015, and 237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2014 (213), and casualties fell from 283.

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

Collisions in 2015
200
Down 6% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
237
Down 16% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 2015

3% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2015 were fatal and 24% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63%
  • Serious4724%
  • Slight14774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73%
  • Serious5222%
  • Slight17875%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 200, down 6% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 200
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (18%)
  • Tuesday22 (11%)
  • Wednesday24 (12%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday34 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9%)
  • February11 (5.5%)
  • March13 (6.5%)
  • April17 (8.5%)
  • May21 (11%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July23 (12%)
  • August14 (7%)
  • September17 (8.5%)
  • October17 (8.5%)
  • November17 (8.5%)
  • December12 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (19%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (57%)
  • Wet or damp65 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (5%)
  • Snow10 (5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph86 (43%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph77 (39%)
  • 70 mph27 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (5%)
  • Roundabout6 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (61%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist20 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2016 (6.8%)
  • 21 to 2523 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3543 (18%)
  • 36 to 4532 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (19%)
  • 56 to 6530 (13%)
  • 66 to 7518 (7.6%)
  • Over 7510 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (67%)
  • Passenger44 (19%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car230 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 2015.

Collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross in 2015

Perth City Centre, Perth and Kinross, PH1 5QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Perth and Kinross in 2015, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 2015

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2015: 24, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9243225
2ndA85172214
3rdA93101302
4thA9091423
5thM9081001
6thA9776602
7thA915601
8thA9125603
9thA945702
10thA9895600
11thA8224402
12thA9234501
13thA9844403
14thA9223301
15thA9243300
16thB9963302
17thA8232200
18thA9112300
19thB80792200
20thB90992201

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2015

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 2015: 36.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2015

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 2015: 46.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2015, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years