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Aberdeen City road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,049 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 1982, and 1,294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 205 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1981 (1,032), and casualties rose from 1,250.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,049
Up 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,294
Up 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
25
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
205
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 1982

2.4% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 1982 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.4%
  • Serious20520%
  • Slight81978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.9%
  • Serious23818%
  • Slight1,03180%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,049, up 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (12%)
  • Tuesday147 (14%)
  • Wednesday150 (14%)
  • Thursday184 (18%)
  • Friday172 (16%)
  • Saturday155 (15%)
  • Sunday111 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59189 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59287 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59119 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (5.7%)
  • February83 (7.9%)
  • March99 (9.4%)
  • April75 (7.1%)
  • May81 (7.7%)
  • June83 (7.9%)
  • July77 (7.3%)
  • August101 (9.6%)
  • September88 (8.4%)
  • October92 (8.8%)
  • November116 (11%)
  • December94 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight708 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit306 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds844 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry651 (62%)
  • Wet or damp359 (34%)
  • Frost or ice31 (3%)
  • Snow8 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph822 (78%)
  • 40 mph109 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph92 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway852 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (14%)
  • Roundabout35 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant497 (38%)
  • Pedestrian374 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist217 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist77 (6%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1084 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1581 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20327 (25%)
  • 21 to 25175 (14%)
  • 26 to 35158 (12%)
  • 36 to 45102 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 55107 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6587 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7573 (5.6%)
  • Over 7550 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider568 (44%)
  • Pedestrian374 (29%)
  • Passenger352 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,117 (66%)
  • Motorcycle221 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach78 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had the 73rd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 1982

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 1982: 160, including 3 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92160199338
2ndA9693142314
3rdA9477595714
4thA944416315
5thA933749011
6thA956222515
7thA9013192714
8thB983172204
9thB985151603
10thA946141703
11thA978111400
12thB986111304
13thA945101002
14thB9879901
15thB9848800
16thB9896712
17thB9915602
18thB9975502
19thB9794411
20thB9994401

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1982

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 1982: 840.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1982

AB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 1982: 171.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 1982, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years