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Aberdeen City road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 2006, and 449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2005 (427), and casualties fell from 524.

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

Collisions in 2006
385
Down 10% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
449
Down 14% on 2005
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 2006

1.8% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious4913%
  • Slight32985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight38886%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 385, down 10% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 385
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (17%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.3%)
  • February36 (9.4%)
  • March21 (5.5%)
  • April18 (4.7%)
  • May43 (11%)
  • June29 (7.5%)
  • July35 (9.1%)
  • August31 (8.1%)
  • September40 (10%)
  • October33 (8.6%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December27 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (66%)
  • Wet or damp120 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph297 (77%)
  • 40 mph37 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph19 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (20%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (42%)
  • Pedestrian141 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2074 (16%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3591 (20%)
  • 36 to 4569 (15%)
  • 46 to 5546 (10%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider213 (47%)
  • Pedestrian141 (31%)
  • Passenger95 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car466 (73%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach36 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Aberdeen City

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Aberdeen City ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2006.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Aberdeen City in 2006

George St/Harbour, Aberdeen City, AB10 1LB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeen City in 2006, with 76 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 2006

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 2006: 42, including 4 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90425044
2ndA9013283014
3rdA956263306
4thA93202303
5thA96161712
6thA944121501
7thB9119101203
8thB9794400
9thA90113300
10thB90773300
11thB9973301
12thB9832200
13thA921100
14thA9451100
15thA9461101
16thA9471100
17thA9781100
18thB9861100
19thB9991100

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2006

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 2006: 325.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2006

AB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 2006: 57.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 2006, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years