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Aberdeen City road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 65 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen City in 2025, and 75 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2024 (67), and casualties fell from 82.

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

Collisions in 2025
65
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
75
Down 9% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
54% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeen City in 2025

3.1% of collisions in Aberdeen City in 2025 were fatal and 54% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Aberdeen City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal23.1%
  • Serious3554%
  • Slight2843%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal22.7%
  • Serious3952%
  • Slight3445%

Aberdeen City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,109 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 65, down 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 65
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (14%)
  • Tuesday11 (17%)
  • Wednesday6 (9.2%)
  • Thursday20 (31%)
  • Friday9 (14%)
  • Saturday8 (12%)
  • Sunday2 (3.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (7.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (23%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596 (9.2%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5914 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (7.7%)
  • February10 (15%)
  • March5 (7.7%)
  • April6 (9.2%)
  • May5 (7.7%)
  • June2 (3.1%)
  • July6 (9.2%)
  • August2 (3.1%)
  • September5 (7.7%)
  • October6 (9.2%)
  • November8 (12%)
  • December5 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight43 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds56 (86%)
  • Fog or mist3 (4.6%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Other2 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry48 (74%)
  • Wet or damp15 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (22%)
  • 30 mph37 (57%)
  • 40 mph11 (17%)
  • 60 mph2 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway46 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (15%)
  • Roundabout9 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeen City in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant22 (29%)
  • Pedestrian17 (23%)
  • Cyclist13 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (13%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user9 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (4%)
  • 11 to 153 (4%)
  • 16 to 2010 (13%)
  • 21 to 258 (11%)
  • 26 to 3517 (23%)
  • 36 to 4510 (13%)
  • 46 to 5511 (15%)
  • 56 to 657 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.7%)
  • Over 753 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider50 (67%)
  • Pedestrian17 (23%)
  • Passenger8 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car69 (60%)
  • Motorcycle18 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeen City in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeen City had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2025.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Aberdeen City in 2025

George St/Harbour, Aberdeen City, AB10 1LB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeen City in 2025, with 7 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeen City with the most crashes in 2025

The A956 had the most collisions in Aberdeen City in 2025: 8, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeen City, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA95681408
2ndA924401
3rdB9863302
4thA9442202
5thB90772301
6thA901201
7thA931101
8thA961101
9thB91191101
10thB9791100
11thB9831101
12thB9911101
13thB9971100

Towns in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2025

Aberdeen had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeen City in 2025: 54.

Postcode districts in Aberdeen City: crashes in 2025

AB24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeen City in 2025: 13.

Latest crashes in Aberdeen City in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeen City in 2025, none were fatal and 17 were serious. The last was on 16 December 2025.

Severity

Aberdeen City road accidents in other years