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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 936 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1982, and 1,440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 296 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (928), and casualties rose from 1,341.

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

Collisions in 1982
936
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,440
Up 7% on 1981
Fatal collisions
43
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
296
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 1982

4.6% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1982 were fatal and 32% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal434.6%
  • Serious29632%
  • Slight59764%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal503.5%
  • Serious40828%
  • Slight98268%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 936, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (13%)
  • Tuesday98 (10%)
  • Wednesday111 (12%)
  • Thursday140 (15%)
  • Friday157 (17%)
  • Saturday158 (17%)
  • Sunday149 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5984 (9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59211 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59119 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (6.5%)
  • February54 (5.8%)
  • March66 (7.1%)
  • April68 (7.3%)
  • May78 (8.3%)
  • June82 (8.8%)
  • July91 (9.7%)
  • August89 (9.5%)
  • September94 (10%)
  • October78 (8.3%)
  • November94 (10%)
  • December81 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight608 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting227 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds716 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry501 (54%)
  • Wet or damp321 (34%)
  • Frost or ice79 (8.4%)
  • Snow33 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph246 (26%)
  • 40 mph21 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph636 (68%)
  • 70 mph30 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway901 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant934 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist155 (11%)
  • Pedestrian138 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant67 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist56 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1063 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1592 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20371 (26%)
  • 21 to 25232 (16%)
  • 26 to 35229 (16%)
  • 36 to 45157 (11%)
  • 46 to 55108 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6581 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3.5%)
  • Over 7519 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider777 (54%)
  • Passenger525 (36%)
  • Pedestrian138 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car999 (67%)
  • Motorcycle142 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes114 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle35 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.5%)
  • Minibus17 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 88th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
88th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1982: 133, including 13 fatal and 49 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA921332231349
2ndA9667103416
3rdA935692120
4thA952446527
5thA9474387211
6thA943957311
7thA983866019
8thA950213225
9thB999192428
10thB9119182805
11thA944131814
12thA948112904
13thB9031112305
14thB977112002
15thB993111906
16thA975101201
17thA980102005
18thA981101922
19thB9001101111
20thA95791205

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1982

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 1982: 42.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1982

AB42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 1982: 137.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1982, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years