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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2022, and 227 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2021 (149), and casualties rose from 203.

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

Collisions in 2022
156
Up 5% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
227
Up 12% on 2021
Fatal collisions
7
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 2022

4.5% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2022 were fatal and 44% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74.5%
  • Serious6944%
  • Slight8051%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.5%
  • Serious8337%
  • Slight13660%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 156, up 5% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 156
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (7.1%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday21 (13%)
  • Thursday21 (13%)
  • Friday15 (9.6%)
  • Saturday25 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (25%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (3.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (30%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.5%)
  • February6 (3.8%)
  • March9 (5.8%)
  • April13 (8.3%)
  • May8 (5.1%)
  • June19 (12%)
  • July19 (12%)
  • August18 (12%)
  • September14 (9%)
  • October20 (13%)
  • November11 (7.1%)
  • December12 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (67%)
  • Wet or damp48 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (13%)
  • 30 mph26 (17%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph67 (43%)
  • 70 mph34 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (66%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist16 (7%)
  • Van occupant13 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (4%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2019 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2520 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3533 (15%)
  • 36 to 4523 (10%)
  • 46 to 5540 (18%)
  • 56 to 6533 (15%)
  • 66 to 7521 (9.3%)
  • Over 7520 (8.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (63%)
  • Passenger62 (27%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car191 (70%)
  • Motorcycle22 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 2022.

Collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross in 2022

Perth City South, Perth and Kinross, PH1 1RA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Perth and Kinross in 2022, with 8 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 2022

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2022: 30, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA93051415
2ndA93151605
3rdA90122015
4thM90111705
5thA85101108
6thA9126701
7thA945602
8thA8224401
9thA9234802
10thA9772202
11thB8272301
12thB8462501
13thA8231200
14thA8241100
15thA8271101
16thA9131101
17thA9221501
18thA9241100
19thA9841100
20thA9891300

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2022

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 2022: 26.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2022

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 2022: 41.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2022, 2 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2022.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years