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Perth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,699 road traffic collisions in Perth, Perth and Kinross, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 1,070 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, up 45% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
3,699
284th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
4,391
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
43
43 people killed
Serious collisions
1,070
1,170 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Up 45% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Up 44% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Perth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal431.2%
  • Serious1,07029%
  • Slight2,58670%

What the data shows

  • Perth had 289 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 527 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in Perth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 862 children under 16 were killed or injured in Perth, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Perth.

Where Perth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
284th
Most casualties
294th
Most fatal collisions
259th
Most serious collisions
173rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday503 (14%)
  • Tuesday519 (14%)
  • Wednesday510 (14%)
  • Thursday600 (16%)
  • Friday661 (18%)
  • Saturday544 (15%)
  • Sunday362 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,758 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit900 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,060 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road238 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway218 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout171 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph56 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph3,406 (92%)
  • 40 mph75 (2%)
  • 60 mph76 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph86 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,032 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds520 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds40 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,722 (39%)
  • Pedestrian1,401 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist509 (12%)
  • Cyclist398 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant186 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant98 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Perth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Perth peaked at 154 in 1979; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252936
20242025
20232222
20222633
20212426
20203136
20191618
20183646
20173643
20164959
20153642
20143442
20134855
20124042
20115156
20105265
20095459
20086679
20077890
20066879
20056275
20047786
20035866
20028195
20016687
20007996
19998191
19988498
19978499
199692107
1995113143
1994120141
1993105133
1992108130
1991108132
1990140166
1989110128
1988100119
1987117140
1986134171
1985142163
1984138155
1983129147
1982140161
1981126163
1980135158
1979154188

Map of recent crashes in Perth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Perth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Perth

The 24 most recent collisions in Perth happened between 14 April and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Perth

The A85 has the most collisions in Perth, 394 of 3,699 (11%), followed by the A9 (304).

Collisions in Perth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA853944785114
2ndA93043891098
3rdA912294366282
4thA93185223260
5thA989176218435
6thA944756116
7thB9112141415
8thA90101204

Council area for Perth

Perth is in Perth and Kinross, where police recorded 19,874 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Perth accounts for 19% of them.

Postcode districts in Perth

Collisions in Perth were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by PH1 (2,615) and PH2 (1,084).