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Aberdeen City road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 545 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 1998, and 652 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1997 (593), and casualties fell from 712.

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

Collisions in 1998
545
Down 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
652
Down 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
12
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 1998

2.2% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious8616%
  • Slight44782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious9414%
  • Slight54584%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 545, down 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 545
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (12%)
  • Tuesday93 (17%)
  • Wednesday78 (14%)
  • Thursday91 (17%)
  • Friday103 (19%)
  • Saturday66 (12%)
  • Sunday46 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.6%)
  • February38 (7%)
  • March53 (9.7%)
  • April38 (7%)
  • May43 (7.9%)
  • June40 (7.3%)
  • July37 (6.8%)
  • August47 (8.6%)
  • September47 (8.6%)
  • October64 (12%)
  • November45 (8.3%)
  • December46 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight381 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds427 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (61%)
  • Wet or damp199 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph422 (77%)
  • 40 mph55 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph40 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway400 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (18%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (41%)
  • Pedestrian213 (33%)
  • Cyclist53 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1051 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20100 (15%)
  • 21 to 2562 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35136 (21%)
  • 36 to 4578 (12%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7540 (6.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (46%)
  • Pedestrian213 (33%)
  • Passenger140 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car614 (70%)
  • Bus or coach57 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle47 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had the 155th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 1998

The A956 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 1998: 40, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA956404712
2ndA90374429
3rdA96344106
4thA93253324
5thA9013232604
6thA9012131702
7thA944131813
8thA92121202
9thB983121402
10thA9478902
11thA9788902
12thA9457802
13thB99771003
14thB90776711
15thB91196700
16thB9866800
17thB9996900
18thB9854500
19thB9914401
20thA90112201

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1998

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 1998: 433.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1998

AB24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 1998: 79.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 1998, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years