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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 913 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1991, and 1,339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 197 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1990 (866), and casualties rose from 1,297.

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

Collisions in 1991
913
Up 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,339
Up 3% on 1990
Fatal collisions
32
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
197
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 1991

3.5% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1991 were fatal and 22% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal323.5%
  • Serious19722%
  • Slight68475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal382.8%
  • Serious27521%
  • Slight1,02677%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 913, up 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (12%)
  • Tuesday119 (13%)
  • Wednesday126 (14%)
  • Thursday129 (14%)
  • Friday161 (18%)
  • Saturday148 (16%)
  • Sunday120 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59222 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (8.1%)
  • February66 (7.2%)
  • March54 (5.9%)
  • April58 (6.4%)
  • May97 (11%)
  • June73 (8%)
  • July85 (9.3%)
  • August84 (9.2%)
  • September85 (9.3%)
  • October78 (8.5%)
  • November85 (9.3%)
  • December74 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight642 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting187 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (9.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds692 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (12%)
  • Fog or mist30 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry449 (49%)
  • Wet or damp395 (43%)
  • Frost or ice49 (5.4%)
  • Snow18 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph213 (23%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph610 (67%)
  • 70 mph57 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway840 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant951 (71%)
  • Pedestrian118 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (7%)
  • Cyclist66 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant43 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1065 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1593 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20305 (23%)
  • 21 to 25212 (16%)
  • 26 to 35259 (19%)
  • 36 to 45144 (11%)
  • 46 to 5585 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6566 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.3%)
  • Over 7531 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider776 (58%)
  • Passenger445 (33%)
  • Pedestrian118 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,151 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle88 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.4%)
  • Minibus11 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 79th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
79th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1991: 103, including 8 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA92103180828
2ndA935488214
3rdA965177316
4thA9474976313
5thA952396316
6thA98314117
7thA94223525
8thA950192801
9thA97193304
10thB979192402
11thB977182202
12thA920172105
13thA944162914
14thB999152202
15thB993142022
16thA980131611
17thA957121800
18thB9001121500
19thB9031112004
20thB9119111314

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1991

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 1991: 34.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1991

AB42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 1991: 104.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1991, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years