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Aberdeen City road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,109 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 1979, and 1,380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 252 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 24,347 collisions in Aberdeen City.

Collisions in 1979
1,109
Casualties in 1979
1,380
Fatal collisions
22
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
252
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 1979

2% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 1979 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222%
  • Serious25223%
  • Slight83575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.6%
  • Serious28321%
  • Slight1,07578%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,109.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (13%)
  • Tuesday154 (14%)
  • Wednesday153 (14%)
  • Thursday184 (17%)
  • Friday205 (18%)
  • Saturday180 (16%)
  • Sunday89 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59197 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59285 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59170 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (6.6%)
  • February82 (7.4%)
  • March85 (7.7%)
  • April81 (7.3%)
  • May91 (8.2%)
  • June84 (7.6%)
  • July77 (6.9%)
  • August105 (9.5%)
  • September93 (8.4%)
  • October110 (9.9%)
  • November116 (10%)
  • December112 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight717 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit352 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds806 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds176 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other50 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry603 (54%)
  • Wet or damp441 (40%)
  • Frost or ice52 (4.7%)
  • Snow12 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph881 (79%)
  • 40 mph104 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph103 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph11 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway928 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (11%)
  • Roundabout35 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant522 (38%)
  • Pedestrian420 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist251 (18%)
  • Cyclist63 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3%)
  • 6 to 10108 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1586 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20336 (24%)
  • 21 to 25186 (13%)
  • 26 to 35210 (15%)
  • 36 to 45140 (10%)
  • 46 to 5591 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7560 (4.3%)
  • Over 7544 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider629 (46%)
  • Pedestrian420 (30%)
  • Passenger331 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,131 (63%)
  • Motorcycle250 (14%)
  • Bus or coach114 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (2%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.1%)
  • Minibus12 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Aberdeen City

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Aberdeen City ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had the 65th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
65th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 1979

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 1979: 185, including 5 fatal and 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92185240541
2ndA96104136221
3rdA9477695023
4thA934660210
5thA9443951511
6thA9563544011
7thB983222601
8thA9013161803
9thB987151704
10thB985101202
11thA97891402
12thB99791204
13thB9868905
14thB9797900
15thA9466612
16thA9455503
17thB9895602
18thB9843401
19thB9992200
20thA90111200

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1979

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 1979: 919.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1979

AB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 1979: 200.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 1979, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years