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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2025, and 235 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2024 (141), and casualties rose from 213.

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

Collisions in 2025
167
Up 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
235
Up 10% on 2024
Fatal collisions
6
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 2025

3.6% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2025 were fatal and 42% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.6%
  • Serious7042%
  • Slight9154%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious8134%
  • Slight14863%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 167, up 18% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 167
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (11%)
  • Tuesday20 (12%)
  • Wednesday32 (19%)
  • Thursday30 (18%)
  • Friday25 (15%)
  • Saturday20 (12%)
  • Sunday21 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (3.6%)
  • February17 (10%)
  • March15 (9%)
  • April13 (7.8%)
  • May15 (9%)
  • June12 (7.2%)
  • July21 (13%)
  • August17 (10%)
  • September13 (7.8%)
  • October14 (8.4%)
  • November15 (9%)
  • December9 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (62%)
  • Wet or damp57 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (10%)
  • 30 mph34 (20%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph77 (46%)
  • 70 mph30 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (19%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (12%)
  • Van occupant25 (11%)
  • Pedestrian23 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2019 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2521 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3534 (14%)
  • 36 to 4541 (17%)
  • 46 to 5536 (15%)
  • 56 to 6537 (16%)
  • 66 to 7523 (9.8%)
  • Over 7515 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (69%)
  • Passenger49 (21%)
  • Pedestrian23 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car205 (70%)
  • Motorcycle28 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 2025.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross in 2025

Perth City Centre, Perth and Kinross, PH1 5QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Perth and Kinross in 2025, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 2025

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2025: 24, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9243709
2ndA923121704
3rdA93111204
4thA8591008
5thA9091202
6thM9091004
7thA9126801
8thB9965922
9thA9441304
10thA9774603
11thA8223710
12thA8263501
13thA9843501
14thA9893301
15thB9203401
16thA8232300
17thA8272310
18thA9242301
19thB80792301
20thB8462201

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2025

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 2025: 29.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2025

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 2025: 44.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2025, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years