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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 816 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1983, and 1,145 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 37 were fatal and 239 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1982 (936), and casualties fell from 1,440.

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

Collisions in 1983
816
Down 13% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,145
Down 20% on 1982
Fatal collisions
37
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
239
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 1983

4.5% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1983 were fatal and 29% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal374.5%
  • Serious23929%
  • Slight54066%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal403.5%
  • Serious29025%
  • Slight81571%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 816, down 13% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (11%)
  • Tuesday95 (12%)
  • Wednesday102 (13%)
  • Thursday111 (14%)
  • Friday154 (19%)
  • Saturday147 (18%)
  • Sunday117 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59206 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (7.7%)
  • February58 (7.1%)
  • March39 (4.8%)
  • April63 (7.7%)
  • May67 (8.2%)
  • June69 (8.5%)
  • July71 (8.7%)
  • August83 (10%)
  • September92 (11%)
  • October69 (8.5%)
  • November69 (8.5%)
  • December73 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight566 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting177 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (8.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds603 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (3.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds23 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry436 (53%)
  • Wet or damp313 (38%)
  • Snow39 (4.8%)
  • Frost or ice27 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph228 (28%)
  • 40 mph23 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph537 (66%)
  • 70 mph27 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway785 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant685 (60%)
  • Pedestrian153 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (12%)
  • Cyclist61 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1071 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1583 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20277 (24%)
  • 21 to 25171 (15%)
  • 26 to 35160 (14%)
  • 36 to 45115 (10%)
  • 46 to 55105 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6577 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.1%)
  • Over 7520 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider651 (57%)
  • Passenger341 (30%)
  • Pedestrian153 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car904 (67%)
  • Motorcycle135 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle26 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.3%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 97th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
97th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1983: 113, including 6 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92113183632
2ndA9672105221
3rdA9524768314
4thA934362112
5thA947426358
6thA984049116
7thA943351310
8thA950273836
9thB977223004
10thA9442028112
11thB993172705
12thA97152205
13thB999111205
14thA980101602
15thB903191432
16thA97581302
17thB900181203
18thA9817914
19thB90007901
20thB91195800

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1983

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 1983: 39.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1983

AB42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 1983: 124.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1983, 4 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years