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PH16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 781 road traffic collisions in the PH16 postcode district, Perth and Kinross, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,197 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 250 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
781
2,287th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,197
1.53 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
47 people killed
Serious collisions
250
383 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PH16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal415.2%
  • Serious25032%
  • Slight49063%

What the data shows

  • PH16 had 57 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 119 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 37% of collisions in PH16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 95 children under 16 were killed or injured in PH16, 7.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in PH16.

Where PH16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,287th
Most casualties
2,255th
Most fatal collisions
1,464th
Most serious collisions
2,132nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (13%)
  • Tuesday95 (12%)
  • Wednesday95 (12%)
  • Thursday101 (13%)
  • Friday126 (16%)
  • Saturday151 (19%)
  • Sunday108 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight615 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting123 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway704 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph150 (19%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph564 (72%)
  • 70 mph50 (6.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds586 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds151 (19%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant838 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian83 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant38 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist34 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PH16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PH16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PH16 peaked at 35 in 1979; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025511
202424
202346
20221022
202177
202022
201923
2018710
2017615
20161217
20151111
2014912
20131422
20121214
2011610
20101723
20091528
2008914
20071015
20061622
20051234
20042544
2003913
20022738
20011828
20001520
19992434
19981920
19972130
19962334
19952331
19942127
19932234
19922226
19913049
19902243
19892641
19882646
19872033
19862440
19852235
19842038
19831825
19821922
19812946
19803354
19793544

Map of recent crashes in PH16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PH16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PH16

The 24 most recent collisions in PH16 happened between 25 July 2021 and 12 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PH16

The A9 has the most collisions in PH16, 269 of 781 (34%), followed by the A924 (132).

Collisions in PH16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92694933288
2ndA924132168336
3rdB8019124180239
4thB8465173019
5thB8079364529
6thB84741200

Council areas covering PH16

Collisions in PH16 were recorded in 3 council areas. Perth and Kinross has 773 of 781 (99%).

Collisions in PH16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPerth and Kinross7731,18341248
2ndHighland5600
3rdAberdeenshire3802

Town in PH16

Of the 781 collisions in PH16, 113 (14%) were in Pitlochry.