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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 204 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2017, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2016 (176), and casualties rose from 243.

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

Collisions in 2017
204
Up 16% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
296
Up 22% on 2016
Fatal collisions
12
5.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 2017

5.9% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2017 were fatal and 27% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal125.9%
  • Serious5627%
  • Slight13667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal124.1%
  • Serious7325%
  • Slight21171%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 204, up 16% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 204
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (16%)
  • Wednesday18 (8.8%)
  • Thursday33 (16%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (6.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (3.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.9%)
  • February5 (2.5%)
  • March12 (5.9%)
  • April13 (6.4%)
  • May12 (5.9%)
  • June17 (8.3%)
  • July16 (7.8%)
  • August20 (9.8%)
  • September26 (13%)
  • October24 (12%)
  • November20 (9.8%)
  • December29 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (59%)
  • Wet or damp65 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (6.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph59 (29%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph88 (43%)
  • 70 mph47 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (24%)
  • Roundabout4 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2%)
  • 11 to 159 (3%)
  • 16 to 2028 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2527 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3538 (13%)
  • 36 to 4540 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (17%)
  • 56 to 6539 (13%)
  • 66 to 7535 (12%)
  • Over 7521 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (61%)
  • Passenger94 (32%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car284 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 2017.

Collisions
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross in 2017

Perth City Centre, Perth and Kinross, PH1 5QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Perth and Kinross in 2017, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 2017

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2017: 39, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9396525
2ndA90162104
3rdA93142515
4thA85131625
5thM90131804
6thA912101304
7thA92391412
8thA98981001
9thA946912
10thB9966801
11thA915512
12thA9263301
13thA97731403
14thA8222200
15thA8242200
16thA8272210
17thB80632501
18thB80792311
19thB90972301
20thB90992301

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2017

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 2017: 36.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2017

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 2017: 63.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2017, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years