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B953 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 55 collisions on the B953 from 1979 to 2014, with 71 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 22 serious, and 1 person was killed.

The last recorded collision on the B953 was on 19 February 2014.

Collisions since 1979
55
4,530th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
71
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
22
25 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
19 Feb 2014
Busiest year
1984
5 collisions

Crash severity on the B953

On the B953, 1.8% of collisions were fatal and 40% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2014

  • Fatal11.8%
  • Serious2240%
  • Slight3258%

Where the B953 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,530th
Most casualties
4,568th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
3,946th

B953 accidents by year

Collisions on the B953 peaked at 5 in 1984, and none have been recorded since 2014.

Collisions and casualties on the B953, 1979 to 2014

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201414
201322
201211
201100
201000
200900
200800
200711
200622
200534
200412
200311
200235
200100
200023
199922
199811
199722
199611
199534
199411
199311
199200
199134
199013
198922
198811
198733
198622
198500
198455
198322
198234
198112
198034
197912

When crashes happen on the B953

Friday has the most collisions on the B953 (13), and 6am to 9am is the busiest time of day (13).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (18%)
  • Tuesday4 (7.3%)
  • Wednesday7 (13%)
  • Thursday9 (16%)
  • Friday13 (24%)
  • Saturday6 (11%)
  • Sunday6 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (7.3%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1.8%)
  • 6am to 9am13 (24%)
  • 9am to noon1 (1.8%)
  • Noon to 3pm11 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm12 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm7 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight6 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (13%)
  • February2 (3.6%)
  • March9 (16%)
  • April5 (9.1%)
  • May2 (3.6%)
  • June2 (3.6%)
  • July8 (15%)
  • August1 (1.8%)
  • September5 (9.1%)
  • October8 (15%)
  • November3 (5.5%)
  • December3 (5.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight39 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B953 crashes

On the B953, 93% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 47% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1 (1.8%)
  • 40 mph1 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph51 (93%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds40 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (5.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry26 (47%)
  • Wet or damp22 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (9.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway53 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B953 crashes

Car occupants make up 70% of the people killed or injured on the B953, followed by occupants of goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes (11%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant50 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist3 (4.2%)
  • Pedestrian2 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car57 (67%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (15%)
  • Motorcycle6 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 152 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2013 (18%)
  • 21 to 257 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3516 (23%)
  • 36 to 4510 (14%)
  • 46 to 559 (13%)
  • 56 to 657 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.8%)
  • Over 752 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider52 (73%)
  • Passenger17 (24%)
  • Pedestrian2 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B953

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B953

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B953 crashes by council area

All 55 collisions on the B953 were in Perth and Kinross.

Collisions on the B953 in each area, 1979 to 2014
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPerth and Kinross5571122

Latest recorded crashes on the B953

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B953, from 20 August 1995 to 19 February 2014.

Severity