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Aberdeen City road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 944 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 1984, and 1,128 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (926), and casualties rose from 1,093.

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

Collisions in 1984
944
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,128
Up 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
15
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 1984

1.6% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 1984 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious20021%
  • Slight72977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious21419%
  • Slight89980%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 944, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (13%)
  • Tuesday112 (12%)
  • Wednesday130 (14%)
  • Thursday147 (16%)
  • Friday161 (17%)
  • Saturday161 (17%)
  • Sunday109 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59177 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59243 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59154 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59111 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (4.6%)
  • February48 (5.1%)
  • March77 (8.2%)
  • April65 (6.9%)
  • May90 (9.5%)
  • June82 (8.7%)
  • July79 (8.4%)
  • August70 (7.4%)
  • September66 (7%)
  • October119 (13%)
  • November106 (11%)
  • December99 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight644 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit268 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds745 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry619 (66%)
  • Wet or damp291 (31%)
  • Frost or ice25 (2.6%)
  • Snow9 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph780 (83%)
  • 40 mph70 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph72 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway754 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (14%)
  • Roundabout39 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (34%)
  • Pedestrian348 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist181 (16%)
  • Cyclist103 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1063 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1595 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20256 (23%)
  • 21 to 25164 (15%)
  • 26 to 35164 (15%)
  • 36 to 45113 (10%)
  • 46 to 5570 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6566 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4.8%)
  • Over 7550 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider520 (46%)
  • Pedestrian348 (31%)
  • Passenger260 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car952 (64%)
  • Motorcycle194 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach71 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had the 83rd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 1984

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 1984: 154, including 2 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92154177232
2ndA9690117121
3rdA9475876212
4thA933647012
5thB983282916
6thA944233314
7thA956202205
8thA945162003
9thA978131501
10thB986121703
11thA94691101
12thB9877801
13thA90116600
14thB9976601
15thA90125511
16thB9795502
17thB9845811
18thB9855500
19thB9895703
20thA90134601

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1984

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 1984: 739.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1984

AB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 1984: 149.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 1984, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years