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Aberdeen City road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,056 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 1980, and 1,277 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1979 (1,109), and casualties fell from 1,380.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,056
Down 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,277
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
20
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 1980

1.9% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 1980 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.9%
  • Serious18918%
  • Slight84780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.6%
  • Serious21617%
  • Slight1,04182%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,056, down 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (14%)
  • Tuesday163 (15%)
  • Wednesday158 (15%)
  • Thursday174 (16%)
  • Friday179 (17%)
  • Saturday150 (14%)
  • Sunday87 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59221 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59283 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59166 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59137 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (7.3%)
  • February75 (7.1%)
  • March79 (7.5%)
  • April75 (7.1%)
  • May87 (8.2%)
  • June71 (6.7%)
  • July85 (8%)
  • August85 (8%)
  • September97 (9.2%)
  • October119 (11%)
  • November94 (8.9%)
  • December112 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight694 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit318 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds800 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry587 (56%)
  • Wet or damp428 (41%)
  • Frost or ice26 (2.5%)
  • Snow14 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph831 (79%)
  • 40 mph113 (11%)
  • 60 mph91 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph15 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway870 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (12%)
  • Roundabout36 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant466 (36%)
  • Pedestrian386 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist235 (18%)
  • Cyclist75 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1089 (7%)
  • 11 to 1575 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20324 (25%)
  • 21 to 25163 (13%)
  • 26 to 35190 (15%)
  • 36 to 45106 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5584 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6575 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7577 (6%)
  • Over 7548 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider578 (45%)
  • Pedestrian386 (30%)
  • Passenger313 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,068 (63%)
  • Motorcycle247 (15%)
  • Bus or coach98 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.9%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Aberdeen City

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Aberdeen City ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had the 71st most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 1980

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 1980: 169, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92169214225
2ndA9687101520
3rdA9477294419
4thA93455817
5thA9564150212
6thA944355123
7thA978181905
8thB987161703
9thA946141702
10thA945131301
11thB983131713
12thB985121603
13thB9868803
14thA90136601
15thB97961101
16thB9896700
17thB9845500
18thA90114401
19thB9974500
20thA90123301

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1980

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 1980: 856.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1980

AB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 1980: 178.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 1980, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years