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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 866 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1990, and 1,297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1989 (917), and casualties fell from 1,343.

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

Collisions in 1990
866
Down 6% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,297
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
27
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 1990

3.1% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1990 were fatal and 22% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal273.1%
  • Serious19122%
  • Slight64875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal322.5%
  • Serious26621%
  • Slight99977%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 866, down 6% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (12%)
  • Tuesday109 (13%)
  • Wednesday104 (12%)
  • Thursday121 (14%)
  • Friday144 (17%)
  • Saturday158 (18%)
  • Sunday126 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (9%)
  • February52 (6%)
  • March59 (6.8%)
  • April98 (11%)
  • May58 (6.7%)
  • June79 (9.1%)
  • July64 (7.4%)
  • August78 (9%)
  • September76 (8.8%)
  • October77 (8.9%)
  • November80 (9.2%)
  • December67 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight599 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting173 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds670 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (4.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry465 (54%)
  • Wet or damp347 (40%)
  • Frost or ice28 (3.2%)
  • Snow25 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph251 (29%)
  • 40 mph27 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph537 (62%)
  • 70 mph48 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway799 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant887 (68%)
  • Pedestrian120 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist69 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant68 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1066 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1578 (6%)
  • 16 to 20307 (24%)
  • 21 to 25184 (14%)
  • 26 to 35220 (17%)
  • 36 to 45168 (13%)
  • 46 to 5592 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6568 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3.9%)
  • Over 7533 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider729 (56%)
  • Passenger448 (35%)
  • Pedestrian120 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,057 (72%)
  • Motorcycle99 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes83 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.2%)
  • Minibus16 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Aberdeenshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Aberdeenshire ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 97th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
97th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1990: 80, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9280156322
2ndA9671105412
3rdA947487118
4thA934267410
5thA984174513
6thA952355327
7thA944243316
8thA94234624
9thB9001162303
10thB9119162604
11thB977152203
12thA97133204
13thA920121601
14thA950111704
15thA980111302
16thB993112012
17thA948101501
18thA981101210
19thA95791003
20thB97991102

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1990

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 1990: 37.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1990

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 1990: 111.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years