Skip to main content
CrashStats

Aberdeen City road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 926 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 1990, and 1,099 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1989 (916), and casualties rose from 1,088.

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

Collisions in 1990
926
Up 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,099
Up 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
16
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 1990

1.7% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 1990 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.7%
  • Serious15116%
  • Slight75982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.5%
  • Serious15614%
  • Slight92784%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 926, up 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (15%)
  • Tuesday132 (14%)
  • Wednesday131 (14%)
  • Thursday146 (16%)
  • Friday178 (19%)
  • Saturday110 (12%)
  • Sunday87 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59189 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59238 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (9%)
  • February68 (7.3%)
  • March70 (7.6%)
  • April70 (7.6%)
  • May82 (8.9%)
  • June62 (6.7%)
  • July73 (7.9%)
  • August77 (8.3%)
  • September83 (9%)
  • October75 (8.1%)
  • November112 (12%)
  • December71 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight639 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit269 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds756 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry625 (67%)
  • Wet or damp288 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph740 (80%)
  • 40 mph96 (10%)
  • 60 mph66 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph18 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway709 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (16%)
  • Roundabout54 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant408 (37%)
  • Pedestrian370 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (7%)
  • Cyclist76 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1060 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1581 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20224 (20%)
  • 21 to 25158 (14%)
  • 26 to 35169 (15%)
  • 36 to 45119 (11%)
  • 46 to 5580 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6581 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.1%)
  • Over 7548 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (41%)
  • Pedestrian370 (34%)
  • Passenger273 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,033 (70%)
  • Motorcycle125 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach93 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (3.2%)
  • Minibus13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 1990

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had the 86th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 1990

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 1990: 117, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92117129113
2ndA96637045
3rdA956465727
4thA9013454919
5thA947374308
6thA93333917
7thB983242806
8thA944232814
9thA945131606
10thA97891602
11thB99791001
12thB91197801
13thB97971212
14thB9877703
15thB9856702
16thA90124400
17thA9464400
18thB9894601
19thB90773302
20thB9773601

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1990

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 1990: 765.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1990

AB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 1990: 152.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 1990, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years