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Aberdeen City road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 718 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 1993, and 864 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1992 (845), and casualties fell from 1,019.

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

Collisions in 1993
718
Down 15% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
864
Down 15% on 1992
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 1993

1.7% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 1993 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious11616%
  • Slight59082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious13416%
  • Slight71683%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 718, down 15% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993: 718
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (13%)
  • Tuesday105 (15%)
  • Wednesday90 (13%)
  • Thursday123 (17%)
  • Friday142 (20%)
  • Saturday107 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59172 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (11%)
  • February71 (9.9%)
  • March55 (7.7%)
  • April61 (8.5%)
  • May52 (7.2%)
  • June47 (6.5%)
  • July48 (6.7%)
  • August62 (8.6%)
  • September64 (8.9%)
  • October66 (9.2%)
  • November57 (7.9%)
  • December58 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight500 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit200 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds555 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry434 (60%)
  • Wet or damp254 (35%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.8%)
  • Snow10 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph546 (76%)
  • 40 mph79 (11%)
  • 60 mph70 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph21 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway527 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (19%)
  • Roundabout37 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (42%)
  • Pedestrian264 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist69 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1046 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20142 (16%)
  • 21 to 25135 (16%)
  • 26 to 35168 (19%)
  • 36 to 45103 (12%)
  • 46 to 5556 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7547 (5.4%)
  • Over 7548 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (45%)
  • Pedestrian264 (31%)
  • Passenger209 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car847 (73%)
  • Motorcycle81 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach59 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 1993

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had the 101st most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
101st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 1993

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 1993: 70, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA927086015
2ndA956658517
3rdA966384210
4thA9013525503
5thA93323506
6thA944192315
7thB983182413
8thB9119162001
9thA947151604
10thA97891001
11thB907791104
12thA94561112
13thB9866800
14thB9916702
15thB9976601
16thB9794500
17thA90112201
18thB9852200
19thB9992200
20thA90121100

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1993

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 1993: 577.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1993

AB24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 1993: 116.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 1993, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years