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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 958 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1979, and 1,483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 321 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 27,938 collisions in Aberdeenshire.

Collisions in 1979
958
Casualties in 1979
1,483
Fatal collisions
46
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
321
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 1979

4.8% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1979 were fatal and 34% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal464.8%
  • Serious32134%
  • Slight59162%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal473.2%
  • Serious48233%
  • Slight95464%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 958.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025123187
2024153257
2023143230
2022143237
2021140190
2020118166
2019197287
2018239347
2017252346
2016325432
2015347458
2014415570
2013465619
2012529685
2011518663
2010597791
2009687906
2008691893
2007552730
2006552776
2005597829
2004555765
2003504685
2002581819
2001552810
2000571800
1999602818
1998673961
1997693973
1996694949
1995697994
1994655928
19937051,004
19928321,227
19919131,339
19908661,297
19899171,343
19889241,326
19879201,357
19868601,277
19859361,364
19849251,350
19838161,145
19829361,440
19819281,341
19809421,436
19799581,483

When and where crashes happen in Aberdeenshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (13%)
  • Tuesday108 (11%)
  • Wednesday118 (12%)
  • Thursday139 (15%)
  • Friday138 (14%)
  • Saturday181 (19%)
  • Sunday154 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5967 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59224 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59141 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (6.8%)
  • February71 (7.4%)
  • March63 (6.6%)
  • April83 (8.7%)
  • May81 (8.5%)
  • June87 (9.1%)
  • July102 (11%)
  • August83 (8.7%)
  • September79 (8.2%)
  • October83 (8.7%)
  • November82 (8.6%)
  • December79 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight649 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting218 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds655 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds156 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.9%)
  • Other55 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry456 (48%)
  • Wet or damp371 (39%)
  • Frost or ice76 (7.9%)
  • Snow51 (5.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph238 (25%)
  • 40 mph28 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph652 (68%)
  • 70 mph39 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway939 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant976 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (11%)
  • Pedestrian133 (9%)
  • Van occupant63 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist49 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1080 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1580 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20346 (23%)
  • 21 to 25220 (15%)
  • 26 to 35261 (18%)
  • 36 to 45180 (12%)
  • 46 to 55122 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6588 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.2%)
  • Over 7521 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider797 (54%)
  • Passenger553 (37%)
  • Pedestrian133 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,081 (69%)
  • Motorcycle156 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes106 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle40 (2.6%)
  • Minibus17 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Aberdeenshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Aberdeenshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 83rd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
13th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1979: 136, including 13 fatal and 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA921362131342
2ndA95280125326
3rdA9672114123
4thA934986322
5thA9474263518
6thA984059216
7thA943360010
8thA950222817
9thA943182515
10thA944172228
11thA975143206
12thB977142213
13thB999142515
14thA948131724
15thB9119122306
16thB993121814
17thA980111105
18thB979101822
19thA9781501
20thA98182113

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1979

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 1979: 50.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1979

AB42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 1979: 156.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years