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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 925 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1984, and 1,350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 255 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1983 (816), and casualties rose from 1,145.

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

Collisions in 1984
925
Up 13% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,350
Up 18% on 1983
Fatal collisions
45
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
255
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 1984

4.9% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1984 were fatal and 28% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal454.9%
  • Serious25528%
  • Slight62568%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal523.9%
  • Serious34726%
  • Slight95170%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 925, up 13% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (14%)
  • Tuesday98 (11%)
  • Wednesday106 (11%)
  • Thursday121 (13%)
  • Friday162 (18%)
  • Saturday157 (17%)
  • Sunday152 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (6.4%)
  • February59 (6.4%)
  • March54 (5.8%)
  • April63 (6.8%)
  • May80 (8.6%)
  • June83 (9%)
  • July95 (10%)
  • August85 (9.2%)
  • September101 (11%)
  • October78 (8.4%)
  • November73 (7.9%)
  • December95 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight619 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting208 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds690 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Other13 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry477 (52%)
  • Wet or damp375 (41%)
  • Frost or ice36 (3.9%)
  • Snow33 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph266 (29%)
  • 40 mph23 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph594 (64%)
  • 70 mph38 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway883 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant863 (64%)
  • Pedestrian145 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (10%)
  • Van occupant72 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist67 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1055 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1592 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20314 (23%)
  • 21 to 25194 (14%)
  • 26 to 35266 (20%)
  • 36 to 45131 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 55106 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6575 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.3%)
  • Over 7530 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider738 (55%)
  • Passenger467 (35%)
  • Pedestrian145 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,070 (68%)
  • Motorcycle127 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes117 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle35 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 84th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1984: 119, including 9 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92119183932
2ndA9680115118
3rdA935387416
4thA9474881414
5thA984259210
6thA94416229
7thA952345359
8thA950202525
9thA944182714
10thB977172315
11thB999142715
12thA97121904
13thB9119112425
14thA980101306
15thA98191303
16thB900091010
17thB907791512
18thB99391703
19thB90058801
20thA97571012

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1984

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 1984: 47.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1984

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 1984: 124.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1984, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years