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Aberdeen City road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 1999, and 552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1998 (545), and casualties fell from 652.

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

Collisions in 1999
474
Down 13% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
552
Down 15% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 1999

1.3% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious7516%
  • Slight39383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious7914%
  • Slight46785%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 474, down 13% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999: 474
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday87 (18%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.2%)
  • February40 (8.4%)
  • March40 (8.4%)
  • April42 (8.9%)
  • May45 (9.5%)
  • June29 (6.1%)
  • July28 (5.9%)
  • August36 (7.6%)
  • September42 (8.9%)
  • October42 (8.9%)
  • November47 (9.9%)
  • December44 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (63%)
  • Wet or damp156 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.5%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph359 (76%)
  • 40 mph55 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph36 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (21%)
  • Roundabout37 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (46%)
  • Pedestrian155 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (10%)
  • Cyclist45 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1036 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1551 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2077 (14%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 3598 (18%)
  • 36 to 4576 (14%)
  • 46 to 5555 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6.9%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (50%)
  • Pedestrian155 (28%)
  • Passenger121 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car599 (74%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach41 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 1999.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 1999

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 1999: 44, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92444809
2ndA90333712
3rdA96252904
4thA947131400
5thA956121414
6thA94491503
7thA937900
8thA9466701
9thB9976700
10thA9454700
11thB9854400
12thA90123300
13thA90133401
14thA9783401
15thB9993401
16thA90112202
17thB91192201
18thB9772200
19thB9792201
20thB9832400

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1999

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 1999: 371.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 1999

AB24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 1999: 77.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years