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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 860 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1986, and 1,277 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 242 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1985 (936), and casualties fell from 1,364.

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

Collisions in 1986
860
Down 8% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,277
Down 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
34
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
242
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 1986

4% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1986 were fatal and 28% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal344%
  • Serious24228%
  • Slight58468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal393.1%
  • Serious33026%
  • Slight90871%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 860, down 8% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (12%)
  • Tuesday110 (13%)
  • Wednesday117 (14%)
  • Thursday107 (12%)
  • Friday137 (16%)
  • Saturday162 (19%)
  • Sunday125 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (7.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.1%)
  • February55 (6.4%)
  • March54 (6.3%)
  • April73 (8.5%)
  • May66 (7.7%)
  • June79 (9.2%)
  • July74 (8.6%)
  • August71 (8.3%)
  • September98 (11%)
  • October73 (8.5%)
  • November84 (9.8%)
  • December72 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight582 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting194 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds649 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Other13 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry442 (51%)
  • Wet or damp321 (37%)
  • Frost or ice65 (7.6%)
  • Snow32 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph225 (26%)
  • 40 mph25 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph570 (66%)
  • 70 mph37 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway809 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant831 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian122 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist61 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant48 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1062 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1584 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20323 (25%)
  • 21 to 25201 (16%)
  • 26 to 35213 (17%)
  • 36 to 45131 (10%)
  • 46 to 5586 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6573 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.5%)
  • Over 7523 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider716 (56%)
  • Passenger439 (34%)
  • Pedestrian122 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car994 (71%)
  • Motorcycle115 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.4%)
  • Minibus16 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 1986

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1986 in Aberdeenshire

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Aberdeenshire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 91st most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
91st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1986: 106, including 3 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92106173334
2ndA94765101413
3rdA9665128318
4thA9525365311
5thA984261413
6thA934176113
7thA944223214
8thA94203737
9thA950192407
10thB999192317
11thA97121403
12thA975121705
13thA981121812
14thB9077111705
15thA980101513
16thB9001101101
17thB993101201
18thB97991603
19thB97781511
20thA9577800

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1986

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 1986: 45.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1986

AB42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 1986: 113.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1986, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years