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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 924 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1988, and 1,326 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 224 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987 (920), and casualties fell from 1,357.

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

Collisions in 1988
924
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,326
Down 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
45
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
224
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 1988

4.9% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal454.9%
  • Serious22424%
  • Slight65571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal503.8%
  • Serious29822%
  • Slight97874%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 924, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (12%)
  • Tuesday98 (11%)
  • Wednesday114 (12%)
  • Thursday140 (15%)
  • Friday155 (17%)
  • Saturday168 (18%)
  • Sunday136 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59229 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (8.1%)
  • February75 (8.1%)
  • March69 (7.5%)
  • April73 (7.9%)
  • May75 (8.1%)
  • June52 (5.6%)
  • July91 (9.8%)
  • August83 (9%)
  • September63 (6.8%)
  • October85 (9.2%)
  • November83 (9%)
  • December100 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight630 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting195 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds695 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Other11 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp429 (46%)
  • Dry428 (46%)
  • Frost or ice40 (4.3%)
  • Snow27 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph248 (27%)
  • 40 mph31 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph600 (65%)
  • 70 mph43 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway857 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant898 (68%)
  • Pedestrian149 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant62 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist52 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1060 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1570 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20327 (25%)
  • 21 to 25193 (15%)
  • 26 to 35191 (14%)
  • 36 to 45146 (11%)
  • 46 to 55122 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6587 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3.8%)
  • Over 7541 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider736 (56%)
  • Passenger441 (33%)
  • Pedestrian149 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,115 (74%)
  • Motorcycle92 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.4%)
  • Minibus14 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 81st most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
81st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1988: 105, including 5 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92105148527
2ndA96841151213
3rdA94782133421
4thA984864412
5thA952355228
6thA933356211
7thA942863213
8thA950223105
9thA97212624
10thA981212905
11thA980172815
12thB977151814
13thA944121502
14thB999121400
15thA948101401
16thA975101802
17thA95791503
18thB900591413
19thA92081112
20thB907771602

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1988

Fraserburgh had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 1988: 41.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1988

AB42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 1988: 112.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1988, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years