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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 920 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1987, and 1,357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 214 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1986 (860), and casualties rose from 1,277.

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

Collisions in 1987
920
Up 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,357
Up 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
44
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
214
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 1987

4.8% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal444.8%
  • Serious21423%
  • Slight66272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal544%
  • Serious28521%
  • Slight1,01875%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 920, up 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (12%)
  • Tuesday113 (12%)
  • Wednesday116 (13%)
  • Thursday131 (14%)
  • Friday167 (18%)
  • Saturday150 (16%)
  • Sunday130 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59160 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59206 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (6.2%)
  • February55 (6%)
  • March73 (7.9%)
  • April60 (6.5%)
  • May76 (8.3%)
  • June70 (7.6%)
  • July92 (10%)
  • August104 (11%)
  • September89 (9.7%)
  • October72 (7.8%)
  • November89 (9.7%)
  • December83 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight654 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting183 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds693 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry468 (51%)
  • Wet or damp377 (41%)
  • Frost or ice49 (5.3%)
  • Snow24 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph290 (32%)
  • 40 mph30 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph566 (62%)
  • 70 mph33 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway873 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant867 (64%)
  • Pedestrian139 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist91 (6.7%)
  • Minibus occupant49 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1084 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 15119 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20299 (22%)
  • 21 to 25223 (16%)
  • 26 to 35208 (15%)
  • 36 to 45143 (11%)
  • 46 to 5585 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6579 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.2%)
  • Over 7522 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider747 (55%)
  • Passenger471 (35%)
  • Pedestrian139 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,039 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes104 (7%)
  • Motorcycle98 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle34 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.4%)
  • Minibus20 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 78th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1987: 96, including 11 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92961601118
2ndA9673107119
3rdA9476599521
4thA934882315
5thA98487519
6thA952325036
7thA94243525
8thA944244314
9thA950213105
10thB999141802
11thA981121621
12thB977121903
13thB979121305
14thA94881003
15thA98081200
16thB900182715
17thB900581305
18thB911981420
19thB9938811
20thA97571405

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1987

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 1987: 47.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1987

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 1987: 104.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1987, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years