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Aberdeen City road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 593 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 1997, and 712 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1996 (577), and casualties rose from 690.

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

Collisions in 1997
593
Up 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
712
Up 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 1997

1% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious8114%
  • Slight50685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious9013%
  • Slight61687%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 593, up 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997: 593
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (14%)
  • Tuesday89 (15%)
  • Wednesday86 (15%)
  • Thursday97 (16%)
  • Friday104 (18%)
  • Saturday75 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (9.3%)
  • February49 (8.3%)
  • March51 (8.6%)
  • April56 (9.4%)
  • May53 (8.9%)
  • June36 (6.1%)
  • July41 (6.9%)
  • August44 (7.4%)
  • September43 (7.3%)
  • October48 (8.1%)
  • November62 (10%)
  • December55 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds483 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry377 (64%)
  • Wet or damp212 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph455 (77%)
  • 40 mph65 (11%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph48 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway436 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (18%)
  • Roundabout38 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (46%)
  • Pedestrian202 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist60 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1043 (6%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20116 (16%)
  • 21 to 2594 (13%)
  • 26 to 35135 (19%)
  • 36 to 45102 (14%)
  • 46 to 5570 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.6%)
  • Over 7519 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (48%)
  • Pedestrian202 (28%)
  • Passenger171 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car720 (73%)
  • Motorcycle71 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had the 142nd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 1997

The A96 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 1997: 48, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96486207
2ndA956425117
3rdA90394615
4thA93273116
5thA944212303
6thA9012141702
7thA9013131701
8thA978121502
9thB986121302
10thA92101200
11thB983101102
12thA94791001
13thB9979901
14thB91198901
15thB9855600
16thB9794500
17thA9463300
18thB90763502
19thB90773400
20thB9993400

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1997

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 1997: 460.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1997

AB24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 1997: 86.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 1997, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years