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Aberdeen City road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 861 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 1991, and 1,005 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (926), and casualties fell from 1,099.

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

Collisions in 1991
861
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,005
Down 9% on 1990
Fatal collisions
15
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 1991

1.7% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.7%
  • Serious14016%
  • Slight70682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious15115%
  • Slight83983%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 861, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991: 861
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (16%)
  • Tuesday127 (15%)
  • Wednesday122 (14%)
  • Thursday144 (17%)
  • Friday137 (16%)
  • Saturday118 (14%)
  • Sunday79 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59169 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59212 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (8.8%)
  • February62 (7.2%)
  • March80 (9.3%)
  • April72 (8.4%)
  • May66 (7.7%)
  • June67 (7.8%)
  • July60 (7%)
  • August76 (8.8%)
  • September61 (7.1%)
  • October90 (10%)
  • November77 (8.9%)
  • December74 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight602 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds728 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2%)
  • Fog or mist16 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry531 (62%)
  • Wet or damp308 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph693 (80%)
  • 40 mph63 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph74 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph25 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway655 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (17%)
  • Roundabout33 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant401 (40%)
  • Pedestrian329 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist81 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant30 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1058 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1573 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20169 (17%)
  • 21 to 25159 (16%)
  • 26 to 35196 (20%)
  • 36 to 4587 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5590 (9%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.9%)
  • Over 7539 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider445 (44%)
  • Pedestrian329 (33%)
  • Passenger231 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car984 (72%)
  • Motorcycle87 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach84 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Aberdeen City

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Aberdeen City ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had the 86th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 1991

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 1991: 76, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92769138
2ndA9566777312
3rdA965975215
4thA9013576106
5thA93293102
6thA944222403
7thA947222303
8thB983192103
9thB9119171902
10thB979121702
11thB986121213
12thB9077101101
13thA9458802
14thA9785500
15thA9464500
16thB9854601
17thA90113501
18thB9843401
19thB9973401
20thB9872200

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1991

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 1991: 704.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1991

AB24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 1991: 134.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 1991, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years