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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 176 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2016, and 243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2015 (200), and casualties rose from 237.

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

Collisions in 2016
176
Down 12% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
243
Up 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
10
5.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 2016

5.7% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2016 were fatal and 26% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal105.7%
  • Serious4526%
  • Slight12169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal104.1%
  • Serious5924%
  • Slight17472%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 176, down 12% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 176
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (11%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday34 (19%)
  • Saturday20 (11%)
  • Sunday29 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8%)
  • February11 (6.3%)
  • March14 (8%)
  • April15 (8.5%)
  • May18 (10%)
  • June13 (7.4%)
  • July22 (13%)
  • August17 (9.7%)
  • September17 (9.7%)
  • October10 (5.7%)
  • November12 (6.8%)
  • December13 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (16%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry111 (63%)
  • Wet or damp55 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph63 (36%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph65 (37%)
  • 70 mph33 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (19%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (67%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist5 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2015 (6.2%)
  • 21 to 2536 (15%)
  • 26 to 3534 (14%)
  • 36 to 4523 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5543 (18%)
  • 56 to 6526 (11%)
  • 66 to 7520 (8.2%)
  • Over 7516 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (56%)
  • Passenger74 (30%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car226 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 2016.

Collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross in 2016

Perth City Centre, Perth and Kinross, PH1 5QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Perth and Kinross in 2016, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 2016

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2016: 35, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9357339
2ndA93151826
3rdA85121822
4thM90111503
5thA9897800
6thA9126603
7thA9236602
8thA8224402
9thA904410
10thA9441012
11thA9243301
12thA8232200
13thA8242201
14thB80192200
15thB90972301
16thB90992200
17thB91122200
18thB9542202
19thA8261301
20thA8271101

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2016

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 2016: 49.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2016

PH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 2016: 51.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years