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Aberdeen City road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 2010, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2009 (445), and casualties fell from 499.

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

Collisions in 2010
350
Down 21% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
407
Down 18% on 2009
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 2010

2% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 2010 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious7020%
  • Slight27378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious7518%
  • Slight32580%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 350, down 21% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 350
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (18%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.4%)
  • February26 (7.4%)
  • March20 (5.7%)
  • April35 (10%)
  • May34 (9.7%)
  • June17 (4.9%)
  • July30 (8.6%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September39 (11%)
  • October30 (8.6%)
  • November33 (9.4%)
  • December24 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (56%)
  • Wet or damp122 (35%)
  • Snow20 (5.7%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph37 (11%)
  • 30 mph224 (64%)
  • 40 mph33 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph19 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph26 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (25%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (43%)
  • Pedestrian122 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (9.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2049 (12%)
  • 21 to 2556 (14%)
  • 26 to 3586 (21%)
  • 36 to 4562 (15%)
  • 46 to 5542 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (54%)
  • Pedestrian122 (30%)
  • Passenger64 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car384 (70%)
  • Motorcycle48 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had the 167th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeen City in 2010

George St/Harbour, Aberdeen City, AB10 1LB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeen City in 2010, with 57 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 2010

The A96 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 2010: 37, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96375038
2ndA90354109
3rdA956263114
4thA9013171806
5thA93111203
6thA944111204
7thB911971002
8thB9865600
9thA9453510
10thA9472301
11thB9792302
12thB9992200
13thA9131200
14thA9521100
15thA9781100
16thB9911200
17thB9971200

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2010

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 2010: 273.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2010

AB24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 2010: 59.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 2010, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years