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Aberdeen City road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 24,347 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025, and 29,022 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 382 were fatal and 4,646 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 65 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (67), and casualties fell from 82 to 75.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
24,347
128th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29,022
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
382
1.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
65
Down 3% on 2024

Crash severity in Aberdeen City

1.6% of collisions in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3821.6%
  • Serious4,64619%
  • Slight19,31979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3981.4%
  • Serious5,10718%
  • Slight23,51781%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. In 2025 there were 65, down 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 65
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256575
20246782
202391106
20226782
20215963
20207084
2019113143
2018134151
2017154184
2016173209
2015227268
2014271310
2013352395
2012375439
2011360407
2010350407
2009445499
2008513591
2007365418
2006385449
2005427524
2004364426
2003374462
2002389477
2001399493
2000461559
1999474552
1998545652
1997593712
1996577690
1995644763
1994654761
1993718864
19928451,019
19918611,005
19909261,099
19899161,088
1988720860
1987772911
19869751,157
19859611,164
19849441,128
19839261,093
19821,0491,294
19811,0321,250
19801,0561,277
19791,1091,380

When and where crashes happen in Aberdeen City

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,375 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,569 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,567 (15%)
  • Thursday3,955 (16%)
  • Friday4,231 (17%)
  • Saturday3,329 (14%)
  • Sunday2,321 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,227 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59405 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,599 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,889 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,526 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,337 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,862 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,502 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,914 (7.9%)
  • February1,891 (7.8%)
  • March1,942 (8%)
  • April1,808 (7.4%)
  • May2,051 (8.4%)
  • June1,950 (8%)
  • July1,831 (7.5%)
  • August2,065 (8.5%)
  • September2,041 (8.4%)
  • October2,277 (9.4%)
  • November2,358 (9.7%)
  • December2,219 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight16,642 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6,819 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting719 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit115 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown52 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds19,541 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,069 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds417 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds383 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds276 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist124 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds59 (0.2%)
  • Other284 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded194 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry15,392 (63%)
  • Wet or damp8,183 (34%)
  • Frost or ice509 (2.1%)
  • Snow247 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep9 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph7 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph92 (0.4%)
  • 20 mph457 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph18,625 (76%)
  • 40 mph2,440 (10%)
  • 50 mph195 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1,892 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph639 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway18,326 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway4,108 (17%)
  • Roundabout1,280 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road506 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded127 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,811 (41%)
  • Pedestrian8,652 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist3,473 (12%)
  • Cyclist2,397 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,484 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant532 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant276 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)152 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant115 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant109 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5793 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 101,604 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 151,972 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 205,417 (19%)
  • 21 to 253,968 (14%)
  • 26 to 354,972 (17%)
  • 36 to 453,324 (11%)
  • 46 to 552,569 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 651,872 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 751,427 (4.9%)
  • Over 751,093 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider13,810 (48%)
  • Pedestrian8,652 (30%)
  • Passenger6,560 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car27,107 (69%)
  • Motorcycle3,635 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle2,500 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach2,048 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,801 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,149 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car696 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle364 (0.9%)
  • Minibus205 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle18 (under 0.1%)
  • Other13 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Aberdeen City

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Aberdeen City

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Aberdeen City ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had the 128th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
125thWealden24,92136,0386705,749
126thHerefordshire24,79434,5215985,754
127thWest Suffolk24,68234,9936095,561
128thAberdeen City (this area)24,34729,0223824,646
129thMaidstone24,32232,5204004,643
130thEast Lindsey24,05936,2816685,173
131stThurrock24,01132,8833324,520

Accident hotspots in Aberdeen City

George St/Harbour, Aberdeen City, AB10 1LB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeen City, with 1,020 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 9 of them fatal.

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025: 2,291, including 34 fatal and 407 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA922,2912,72834407
2ndA961,8402,28659352
3rdA9561,2391,50136260
4thA939031,13614204
5thA9478421,03317176
6thA9077291423129
7thA90137728777130
8thA9447691,00026171
9thB983419490578
10thA978288340744
11thA945233276445
12thB9119233273248
13thB986226273451
14thB997185233050
15thB979174234339
16thA946159181522
17thB985153176226
18thB987147166025
19thB9077130159234
20thB99987121115

Towns in Aberdeen City

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025: 19,520.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City

AB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025: 3,756.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City

Of the latest 24 crashes in Aberdeen City, none were fatal and 17 were serious. The most recent was on 16 December 2025.

Severity