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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 917 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1989, and 1,343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 226 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1988 (924), and casualties rose from 1,326.

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

Collisions in 1989
917
Down 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,343
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
33
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
226
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 1989

3.6% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1989 were fatal and 25% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal333.6%
  • Serious22625%
  • Slight65872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal362.7%
  • Serious30122%
  • Slight1,00675%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 917, down 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (12%)
  • Tuesday114 (12%)
  • Wednesday123 (13%)
  • Thursday121 (13%)
  • Friday146 (16%)
  • Saturday163 (18%)
  • Sunday141 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59129 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59245 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (6.5%)
  • February65 (7.1%)
  • March64 (7%)
  • April76 (8.3%)
  • May60 (6.5%)
  • June83 (9.1%)
  • July88 (9.6%)
  • August90 (9.8%)
  • September79 (8.6%)
  • October91 (9.9%)
  • November92 (10%)
  • December69 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight655 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting175 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds739 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry503 (55%)
  • Wet or damp386 (42%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2.3%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph250 (27%)
  • 40 mph20 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph593 (65%)
  • 70 mph52 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway848 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant918 (68%)
  • Pedestrian135 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant59 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist47 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1069 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1571 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20347 (26%)
  • 21 to 25188 (14%)
  • 26 to 35239 (18%)
  • 36 to 45147 (11%)
  • 46 to 5590 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6586 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3.8%)
  • Over 7521 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider744 (55%)
  • Passenger464 (35%)
  • Pedestrian135 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,078 (72%)
  • Motorcycle125 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle26 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.5%)
  • Minibus14 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 1989

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1989 in Aberdeenshire

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Aberdeenshire ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 86th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1989: 94, including 8 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9294153817
2ndA966082410
3rdA9475782221
4thA93538318
5thA944277510
6thA9524269412
7thA98355127
8thA944254006
9thA950233415
10thA97203819
11thB999193006
12thB977182401
13thA948161703
14thA975151703
15thA980111502
16thA920101001
17thB9119102013
18thB974101301
19thB979101504
20thB993101400

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1989

Fraserburgh had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 1989: 40.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1989

AB42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 1989: 109.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1989, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years