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Aberdeen City road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 2011, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2010 (350), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2011
360
Up 3% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
407
Level with 2010
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 2011

2.2% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 2011 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious9326%
  • Slight25972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious9724%
  • Slight30274%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 360, up 3% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 360
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (17%)
  • Tuesday59 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.9%)
  • February34 (9.4%)
  • March26 (7.2%)
  • April29 (8.1%)
  • May33 (9.2%)
  • June31 (8.6%)
  • July26 (7.2%)
  • August19 (5.3%)
  • September30 (8.3%)
  • October29 (8.1%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December35 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (62%)
  • Wet or damp128 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph40 (11%)
  • 30 mph225 (63%)
  • 40 mph50 (14%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph18 (5%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (24%)
  • Roundabout31 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (47%)
  • Pedestrian120 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (10%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2056 (14%)
  • 21 to 2558 (14%)
  • 26 to 3582 (20%)
  • 36 to 4567 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.5%)
  • Over 7513 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (55%)
  • Pedestrian120 (29%)
  • Passenger64 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car428 (73%)
  • Motorcycle47 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had the 161st most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeen City in 2011

George St/Harbour, Aberdeen City, AB10 1LB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeen City in 2011, with 58 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 2011

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 2011: 44, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA904449211
2ndA956242715
3rdA96232507
4thA944162117
5thA9013151604
6thA93111301
7thB9119101101
8thA9787710
9thB9996902
10thB9864400
11thA9452201
12thA9472200
13thB90772202
14thB9972200
15thA90111100
16thA9681100
17thB9441100
18thB9831201

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2011

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 2011: 282.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2011

AB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 2011: 56.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 2011, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years