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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2018, and 265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2017 (204), and casualties fell from 296.

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

Collisions in 2018
184
Down 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
265
Down 10% on 2017
Fatal collisions
13
7.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 2018

7.1% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2018 were fatal and 31% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal137.1%
  • Serious5731%
  • Slight11462%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal134.9%
  • Serious7528%
  • Slight17767%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 184, down 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 184
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (13%)
  • Friday36 (20%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (3.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9.2%)
  • February9 (4.9%)
  • March7 (3.8%)
  • April12 (6.5%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June22 (12%)
  • July18 (9.8%)
  • August19 (10%)
  • September9 (4.9%)
  • October16 (8.7%)
  • November14 (7.6%)
  • December21 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (63%)
  • Wet or damp51 (28%)
  • Frost or ice10 (5.4%)
  • Snow7 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph51 (28%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph90 (49%)
  • 70 mph35 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (21%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (11%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2018 (6.8%)
  • 21 to 2525 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3557 (22%)
  • 36 to 4527 (10%)
  • 46 to 5535 (13%)
  • 56 to 6528 (11%)
  • 66 to 7529 (11%)
  • Over 7521 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (60%)
  • Passenger83 (31%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car215 (69%)
  • Motorcycle28 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 2018.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross in 2018

Perth City Centre, Perth and Kinross, PH1 5QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Perth and Kinross in 2018, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 2018

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2018: 41, including 6 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA94169613
2ndA85162305
3rdA93131926
4thM90101103
5thA9091104
6thA92371213
7thA9245601
8thA9451001
9thA9124400
10thB8464501
11thA8273501
12thA9263411
13thB90973501
14thA8222300
15thA8242300
16thA9892500
17thB9962310
18thA8231100
19thA8261101
20thA911101

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2018

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 2018: 36.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2018

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 2018: 41.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2018, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years