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Aberdeen City road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,032 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 1981, and 1,250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 190 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1980 (1,056), and casualties fell from 1,277.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,032
Down 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,250
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
20
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
190
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 1981

1.9% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 1981 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.9%
  • Serious19018%
  • Slight82280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.7%
  • Serious21317%
  • Slight1,01681%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,032, down 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (12%)
  • Tuesday138 (13%)
  • Wednesday153 (15%)
  • Thursday154 (15%)
  • Friday193 (19%)
  • Saturday157 (15%)
  • Sunday112 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59213 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59229 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59132 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (6.1%)
  • February67 (6.5%)
  • March76 (7.4%)
  • April77 (7.5%)
  • May88 (8.5%)
  • June97 (9.4%)
  • July87 (8.4%)
  • August89 (8.6%)
  • September95 (9.2%)
  • October95 (9.2%)
  • November106 (10%)
  • December92 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight715 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit275 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds826 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Other16 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry621 (60%)
  • Wet or damp336 (33%)
  • Frost or ice42 (4.1%)
  • Snow33 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph838 (81%)
  • 40 mph78 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph91 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph17 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway865 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (11%)
  • Roundabout39 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant478 (38%)
  • Pedestrian334 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist232 (19%)
  • Cyclist80 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1069 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1577 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20338 (27%)
  • 21 to 25174 (14%)
  • 26 to 35158 (13%)
  • 36 to 45107 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5598 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6594 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7559 (4.7%)
  • Over 7534 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider587 (47%)
  • Pedestrian334 (27%)
  • Passenger329 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,029 (61%)
  • Motorcycle251 (15%)
  • Bus or coach98 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.1%)
  • Minibus16 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 1981

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1981 in Aberdeen City

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Aberdeen City ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had the 71st most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
71st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 1981

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 1981: 139, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92139158325
2ndA9687122315
3rdA935267212
4thA947486007
5thA944476329
6thA956263304
7thB983212705
8thA9013151806
9thB987151701
10thA978131312
11thB9859914
12thB9898900
13thB97971304
14thB9847702
15thB9977903
16thA9456601
17thA9466610
18thB9865900
19thB9995702
20thA90114801

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1981

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 1981: 818.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1981

AB15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 1981: 167.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years