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B847 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 42 collisions on the B847 from 1980 to 2023, with 68 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 16 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B847 was on 30 May 2023.

Collisions since 1980
42
4,725th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
68
1.62 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
16
17 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
30 May 2023
Busiest year
2001
3 collisions

Crash severity on the B847

None of the 42 collisions on the B847 were fatal, and 38% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2023

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1638%
  • Slight2662%

Where the B847 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,725th
Most casualties
4,605th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,250th

B847 accidents by year

Collisions on the B847 peaked at 3 in 2001, and none have been recorded since 2023.

Collisions and casualties on the B847, 1980 to 2023

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202311
202215
202100
202000
201900
201800
201700
201600
201500
201400
201300
201222
201122
201025
200900
200811
200711
200600
200500
200400
200312
200200
200134
200034
199922
199800
199724
199611
199511
199411
199311
199211
199100
199013
198924
198824
198713
198624
198512
198411
198311
198223
198123
198012

When crashes happen on the B847

Monday has the most collisions on the B847 (10), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (13).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (24%)
  • Tuesday5 (12%)
  • Wednesday4 (9.5%)
  • Thursday7 (17%)
  • Friday8 (19%)
  • Saturday5 (12%)
  • Sunday3 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am0 (0%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am3 (7.1%)
  • 9am to noon9 (21%)
  • Noon to 3pm10 (24%)
  • 3pm to 6pm13 (31%)
  • 6pm to 9pm5 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight2 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (2.4%)
  • February4 (9.5%)
  • March3 (7.1%)
  • April2 (4.8%)
  • May2 (4.8%)
  • June5 (12%)
  • July10 (24%)
  • August4 (9.5%)
  • September5 (12%)
  • October4 (9.5%)
  • November2 (4.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight38 (90%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (9.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B847 crashes

On the B847, 95% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 45% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 50 mph2 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph40 (95%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds32 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry19 (45%)
  • Wet or damp17 (40%)
  • Snow4 (9.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway42 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B847 crashes

Car occupants make up 74% of the people killed or injured on the B847, followed by occupants of goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes (10%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant50 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist1 (1.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car43 (61%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (21%)
  • Motorcycle5 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.4%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 154 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 202 (2.9%)
  • 21 to 258 (12%)
  • 26 to 3511 (16%)
  • 36 to 4510 (15%)
  • 46 to 5518 (26%)
  • 56 to 6514 (21%)
  • 66 to 751 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider39 (57%)
  • Passenger29 (43%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B847

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B847

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B847 crashes by council area

All 42 collisions on the B847 were in Perth and Kinross.

Collisions on the B847 in each area, 1980 to 2023
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPerth and Kinross4268016

Latest recorded crashes on the B847

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B847, from 6 August 1993 to 30 May 2023.

Severity