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Aberdeen City road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 365 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 2007, and 418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2006 (385), and casualties fell from 449.

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

Collisions in 2007
365
Down 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
418
Down 7% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 2007

1.4% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5415%
  • Slight30684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight35685%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 365, down 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 365
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (18%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (12%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday61 (17%)
  • Sunday28 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (8.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.5%)
  • February34 (9.3%)
  • March34 (9.3%)
  • April25 (6.8%)
  • May30 (8.2%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July28 (7.7%)
  • August25 (6.8%)
  • September33 (9%)
  • October29 (7.9%)
  • November34 (9.3%)
  • December36 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (65%)
  • Wet or damp123 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (7.7%)
  • 30 mph244 (67%)
  • 40 mph44 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph23 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph22 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (18%)
  • Roundabout22 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (43%)
  • Pedestrian129 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (13%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2074 (18%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3571 (17%)
  • 36 to 4559 (14%)
  • 46 to 5554 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.5%)
  • Over 7515 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (53%)
  • Pedestrian129 (31%)
  • Passenger69 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (71%)
  • Motorcycle59 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach34 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Aberdeen City ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 2007.

Collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeen City in 2007

George St/Harbour, Aberdeen City, AB10 1LB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeen City in 2007, with 71 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 2007

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 2007: 39, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90394607
2ndA956344304
3rdA96252925
4thA9013101012
5thA944101202
6thA937800
7thB91196601
8thB9974903
9thA923300
10thB90773300
11thA9782201
12thB9862200
13thA9451100
14thA9471200
15thB9791100

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2007

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 2007: 302.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2007

AB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 2007: 55.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years