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Aberdeen City road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 513 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 2008, and 591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were up 41% on 2007 (365), and casualties rose from 418.

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

Collisions in 2008
513
Up 41% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
591
Up 41% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 2008

0.8% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 2008 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious11322%
  • Slight39677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious13222%
  • Slight45577%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 513, up 41% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 513
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday87 (17%)
  • Friday91 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.5%)
  • February48 (9.4%)
  • March35 (6.8%)
  • April43 (8.4%)
  • May47 (9.2%)
  • June44 (8.6%)
  • July49 (9.6%)
  • August60 (12%)
  • September39 (7.6%)
  • October53 (10%)
  • November32 (6.2%)
  • December35 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds410 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (64%)
  • Wet or damp167 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.1%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph41 (8%)
  • 30 mph336 (65%)
  • 40 mph59 (12%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph41 (8%)
  • 70 mph25 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (19%)
  • Roundabout39 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (43%)
  • Pedestrian171 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (14%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20126 (21%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 3595 (16%)
  • 36 to 45106 (18%)
  • 46 to 5561 (10%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 7520 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (55%)
  • Pedestrian171 (29%)
  • Passenger94 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (68%)
  • Motorcycle77 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach48 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had the 111th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeen City in 2008

George St/Harbour, Aberdeen City, AB10 1LB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeen City in 2008, with 96 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 2008

The A956 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 2008: 44, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA956445105
2ndA90435016
3rdA96272804
4thA9013263715
5thA944212308
6thA93161904
7thB9119111303
8thA94781001
9thA9786602
10thB9995600
11thB9794602
12thB9834401
13thB9974501
14thB90773300
15thA90122200
16thB9862300
17thA921101
18thA9451200
19thA9941100
20thB9771200

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2008

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 2008: 403.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2008

AB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 2008: 86.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years