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Aberdeen City road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 70 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 2020, and 84 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 38% on 2019 (113), and casualties fell from 143.

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

Collisions in 2020
70
Down 38% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
84
Down 41% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
53% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 2020

1.4% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 2020 were fatal and 53% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.4%
  • Serious3753%
  • Slight3246%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.2%
  • Serious3845%
  • Slight4554%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 70, down 38% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 70
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (4.3%)
  • Tuesday12 (17%)
  • Wednesday16 (23%)
  • Thursday7 (10%)
  • Friday8 (11%)
  • Saturday8 (11%)
  • Sunday16 (23%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5910 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (14%)
  • February6 (8.6%)
  • March4 (5.7%)
  • April2 (2.9%)
  • May3 (4.3%)
  • June5 (7.1%)
  • July7 (10%)
  • August6 (8.6%)
  • September4 (5.7%)
  • October7 (10%)
  • November9 (13%)
  • December7 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight50 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds54 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (7.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.4%)
  • Other1 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry50 (71%)
  • Wet or damp19 (27%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (8.6%)
  • 30 mph46 (66%)
  • 40 mph13 (19%)
  • 60 mph3 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway45 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (27%)
  • Roundabout5 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant40 (48%)
  • Pedestrian20 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (14%)
  • Cyclist10 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 154 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 206 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 2513 (15%)
  • 26 to 3515 (18%)
  • 36 to 459 (11%)
  • 46 to 5512 (14%)
  • 56 to 657 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 755 (6%)
  • Over 7511 (13%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider55 (65%)
  • Pedestrian20 (24%)
  • Passenger9 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car90 (74%)
  • Motorcycle12 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (3.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 2020.

Collisions
331st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Aberdeen City in 2020

Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill, Aberdeen City, AB16 5DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeen City in 2020, with 6 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 2020

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 2020: 10, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92101315
2ndA9567903
3rdA9444402
4thA964502
5thA933503
6thB9833303
7thA9782201
8thB12301
9thB91192200
10thB9792302
11thA90121101
12thA9471101
13thB9991100

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2020

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 2020: 55.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2020

AB16 and AB24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 2020, with 10 each.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 2020, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years