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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 942 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1980, and 1,436 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 37 were fatal and 335 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1979 (958), and casualties fell from 1,483.

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

Collisions in 1980
942
Down 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,436
Down 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
37
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
335
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 1980

3.9% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1980 were fatal and 36% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal373.9%
  • Serious33536%
  • Slight57061%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal433%
  • Serious46332%
  • Slight93065%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 942, down 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (12%)
  • Tuesday133 (14%)
  • Wednesday105 (11%)
  • Thursday123 (13%)
  • Friday154 (16%)
  • Saturday161 (17%)
  • Sunday154 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5968 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59235 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (5.9%)
  • February56 (5.9%)
  • March74 (7.9%)
  • April61 (6.5%)
  • May94 (10%)
  • June89 (9.4%)
  • July88 (9.3%)
  • August93 (9.9%)
  • September100 (11%)
  • October81 (8.6%)
  • November86 (9.1%)
  • December64 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight655 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting210 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds673 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (3%)
  • Fog or mist21 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Other16 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry459 (49%)
  • Wet or damp400 (42%)
  • Frost or ice41 (4.4%)
  • Snow41 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph252 (27%)
  • 40 mph30 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph612 (65%)
  • 70 mph42 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway920 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant928 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist173 (12%)
  • Pedestrian110 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist69 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant57 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)38 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1067 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1588 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20355 (25%)
  • 21 to 25204 (14%)
  • 26 to 35253 (18%)
  • 36 to 45142 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 55129 (9%)
  • 56 to 6583 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.3%)
  • Over 7525 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider793 (55%)
  • Passenger533 (37%)
  • Pedestrian110 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,018 (66%)
  • Motorcycle173 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes117 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle29 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.3%)
  • Minibus13 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 83rd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1980: 161, including 6 fatal and 64 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92161284664
2ndA9679117617
3rdA95264102322
4thA984767217
5thA93467439
6thA9474272220
7thA943658320
8thA950173707
9thA943151802
10thA97151805
11thA944121716
12thB993112407
13thB979101514
14thB999101506
15thA97591304
16thB903191004
17thA98081312
18thA98181103
19thB900081611
20thA94871103

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1980

Fraserburgh had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 1980: 46.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1980

AB42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 1980: 127.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1980, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years