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Aberdeen City road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 916 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 1989, and 1,088 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 1988 (720), and casualties rose from 860.

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

Collisions in 1989
916
Up 27% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,088
Up 27% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 1989

1.3% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious14716%
  • Slight75783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious16415%
  • Slight90984%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 916, up 27% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (13%)
  • Tuesday134 (15%)
  • Wednesday138 (15%)
  • Thursday159 (17%)
  • Friday159 (17%)
  • Saturday128 (14%)
  • Sunday78 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59182 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59231 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59145 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (8.3%)
  • February68 (7.4%)
  • March78 (8.5%)
  • April51 (5.6%)
  • May79 (8.6%)
  • June76 (8.3%)
  • July63 (6.9%)
  • August75 (8.2%)
  • September72 (7.9%)
  • October94 (10%)
  • November88 (9.6%)
  • December96 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight641 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit245 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds792 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry644 (70%)
  • Wet or damp259 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph10 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph744 (81%)
  • 40 mph64 (7%)
  • 60 mph72 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph26 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway716 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (16%)
  • Roundabout37 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant378 (35%)
  • Pedestrian352 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (10%)
  • Cyclist101 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1058 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1591 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20220 (20%)
  • 21 to 25163 (15%)
  • 26 to 35161 (15%)
  • 36 to 45116 (11%)
  • 46 to 5576 (7%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7554 (5%)
  • Over 7551 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider479 (44%)
  • Pedestrian352 (32%)
  • Passenger257 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car947 (66%)
  • Motorcycle114 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach107 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (2.1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 1989

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1989 in Aberdeen City

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Aberdeen City ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had the 87th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 1989

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 1989: 161, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92161197324
2ndA96627549
3rdA947375107
4thA93294119
5thA944232602
6thA956232717
7thB983232603
8thA945192103
9thA946131511
10thB987131502
11thA901391001
12thB98591101
13thA9787700
14thB9867701
15thB9977700
16thB9795500
17thB9995502
18thB9844401
19thB9893500
20thA90112301

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1989

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 1989: 729.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1989

AB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 1989: 167.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 1989, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years