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Aberdeen City road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 2016, and 209 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2015 (227), and casualties fell from 268.

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

Collisions in 2016
173
Down 24% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
209
Down 22% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 2016

1.7% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 2016 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious5632%
  • Slight11466%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious6431%
  • Slight14268%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 173, down 24% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 173
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (17%)
  • Tuesday26 (15%)
  • Wednesday27 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday27 (16%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday14 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9.8%)
  • February14 (8.1%)
  • March11 (6.4%)
  • April16 (9.2%)
  • May15 (8.7%)
  • June14 (8.1%)
  • July16 (9.2%)
  • August19 (11%)
  • September16 (9.2%)
  • October15 (8.7%)
  • November12 (6.9%)
  • December8 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Other5 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (70%)
  • Wet or damp48 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (14%)
  • 30 mph110 (64%)
  • 40 mph18 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph6 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph9 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (20%)
  • Roundabout18 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (49%)
  • Pedestrian51 (24%)
  • Cyclist26 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2020 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2518 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3544 (21%)
  • 36 to 4533 (16%)
  • 46 to 5530 (14%)
  • 56 to 6520 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.2%)
  • Over 7510 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (59%)
  • Pedestrian51 (24%)
  • Passenger35 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car213 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 2016.

Collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeen City in 2016

George St/Harbour, Aberdeen City, AB10 1LB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeen City in 2016, with 22 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 2016

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 2016: 17, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90172204
2ndA96162427
3rdA95691004
4thA9445501
5thB91195703
6thA90134411
7thA9784400
8thB9974503
9thA933300
10thA9453401
11thB90773301
12thB9863602
13thA11100
14thB91251200
15thB9791100
16thB9991101

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2016

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 2016: 134.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2016

AB24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 2016: 29.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 2016, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years