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Aberdeen City road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 67 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 2024, and 82 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2023 (91), and casualties fell from 106.

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

Collisions in 2024
67
Down 26% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
82
Down 23% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
49% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 2024

4.5% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 2024 were fatal and 49% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal34.5%
  • Serious3349%
  • Slight3146%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal33.7%
  • Serious3644%
  • Slight4352%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 67, down 26% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 67
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (22%)
  • Tuesday13 (19%)
  • Wednesday9 (13%)
  • Thursday7 (10%)
  • Friday12 (18%)
  • Saturday7 (10%)
  • Sunday4 (6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597 (10%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (4.5%)
  • February10 (15%)
  • March11 (16%)
  • April3 (4.5%)
  • May4 (6%)
  • June6 (9%)
  • July3 (4.5%)
  • August5 (7.5%)
  • September1 (1.5%)
  • October5 (7.5%)
  • November3 (4.5%)
  • December13 (19%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight43 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (33%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds52 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Other1 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry44 (66%)
  • Wet or damp22 (33%)
  • Snow1 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (15%)
  • 30 mph40 (60%)
  • 40 mph11 (16%)
  • 60 mph2 (3%)
  • 70 mph4 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway46 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (25%)
  • Roundabout4 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant37 (45%)
  • Pedestrian26 (32%)
  • Cyclist10 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (6.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 107 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (12%)
  • 16 to 203 (3.7%)
  • 21 to 2511 (13%)
  • 26 to 356 (7.3%)
  • 36 to 4513 (16%)
  • 46 to 5512 (15%)
  • 56 to 659 (11%)
  • 66 to 757 (8.5%)
  • Over 754 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider46 (56%)
  • Pedestrian26 (32%)
  • Passenger10 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car85 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle6 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 2024.

Collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Aberdeen City in 2024

Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, AB24 3UU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeen City in 2024, with 5 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 2024

The A96 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 2024: 7, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA967903
2ndA925812
3rdA9443502
4thA9563303
5thB9913301
6thA902201
7thA90132202
8thB9832200
9thA11100
10thA9451101
11thB9861100

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2024

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 2024: 53.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2024

AB15 and AB24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 2024, with 13 each.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 2024, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years