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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 928 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1981, and 1,341 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 302 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1980 (942), and casualties fell from 1,436.

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

Collisions in 1981
928
Down 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,341
Down 7% on 1980
Fatal collisions
34
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
302
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 1981

3.7% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1981 were fatal and 33% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal343.7%
  • Serious30233%
  • Slight59264%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal382.8%
  • Serious40630%
  • Slight89767%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 928, down 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (14%)
  • Tuesday102 (11%)
  • Wednesday109 (12%)
  • Thursday133 (14%)
  • Friday156 (17%)
  • Saturday158 (17%)
  • Sunday136 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5963 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (8.4%)
  • February41 (4.4%)
  • March71 (7.7%)
  • April65 (7%)
  • May74 (8%)
  • June83 (8.9%)
  • July72 (7.8%)
  • August92 (9.9%)
  • September94 (10%)
  • October100 (11%)
  • November88 (9.5%)
  • December70 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight631 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting218 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds662 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (2.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds18 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1%)
  • Other22 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry449 (48%)
  • Wet or damp330 (36%)
  • Frost or ice91 (9.8%)
  • Snow58 (6.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph231 (25%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph621 (67%)
  • 70 mph41 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway893 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant851 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (13%)
  • Pedestrian127 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant69 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist61 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1068 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1577 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20336 (25%)
  • 21 to 25217 (16%)
  • 26 to 35230 (17%)
  • 36 to 45127 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 55113 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6585 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.1%)
  • Over 7512 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider759 (57%)
  • Passenger455 (34%)
  • Pedestrian127 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car964 (65%)
  • Motorcycle167 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes108 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle38 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.8%)
  • Minibus16 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Aberdeenshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Aberdeenshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 84th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
84th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1981: 128, including 5 fatal and 47 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92128196547
2ndA967298416
3rdA9525681321
4thA9474980117
5thA984663222
6thA933855116
7thA943453210
8thA950222702
9thB999182705
10thA944162537
11thA980162625
12thA981151825
13thA975131805
14thA97122103
15thB977121703
16thB993111507
17thA943101410
18thB9119101614
19thB99291612
20thA94881305

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1981

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 1981: 47.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1981

AB42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 1981: 143.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years