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Aberdeen City road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 2000, and 559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1999 (474), and casualties rose from 552.

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

Collisions in 2000
461
Down 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
559
Up 1% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 2000

0.9% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious7416%
  • Slight38383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious7814%
  • Slight47785%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 461, down 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000: 461
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday74 (16%)
  • Wednesday88 (19%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (12%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (4.8%)
  • February35 (7.6%)
  • March26 (5.6%)
  • April35 (7.6%)
  • May52 (11%)
  • June30 (6.5%)
  • July27 (5.9%)
  • August46 (10%)
  • September39 (8.5%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December50 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (60%)
  • Wet or damp170 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph354 (77%)
  • 40 mph47 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph44 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (16%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (48%)
  • Pedestrian142 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (12%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2098 (18%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 35122 (22%)
  • 36 to 4583 (15%)
  • 46 to 5555 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (56%)
  • Pedestrian142 (25%)
  • Passenger103 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car560 (72%)
  • Motorcycle72 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2000.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 2000

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 2000: 30, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90303904
2ndA96293811
3rdA92202004
4thA956182213
5thA93121503
6thA947121302
7thA944101301
8thA901391003
9thA9455501
10thB9774501
11thB9794600
12thB9864401
13thB9874500
14thB9974701
15thA90122400
16thA9462200
17thB90772200
18thB9832402
19thB9852200
20thB9892200

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2000

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 2000: 372.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2000

AB24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 2000: 72.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years