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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 705 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1993, and 1,004 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1992 (832), and casualties fell from 1,227.

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

Collisions in 1993
705
Down 15% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,004
Down 18% on 1992
Fatal collisions
22
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 1993

3.1% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1993 were fatal and 23% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.1%
  • Serious15923%
  • Slight52474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.4%
  • Serious19720%
  • Slight78378%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 705, down 15% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (13%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday90 (13%)
  • Thursday111 (16%)
  • Friday125 (18%)
  • Saturday108 (15%)
  • Sunday77 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8.5%)
  • February60 (8.5%)
  • March44 (6.2%)
  • April38 (5.4%)
  • May52 (7.4%)
  • June71 (10%)
  • July67 (9.5%)
  • August62 (8.8%)
  • September62 (8.8%)
  • October62 (8.8%)
  • November57 (8.1%)
  • December70 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight500 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting149 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds509 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Other9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (49%)
  • Wet or damp283 (40%)
  • Frost or ice44 (6.2%)
  • Snow31 (4.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph170 (24%)
  • 40 mph12 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph456 (65%)
  • 70 mph62 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway627 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant728 (73%)
  • Pedestrian110 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist44 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant39 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1562 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20197 (20%)
  • 21 to 25159 (16%)
  • 26 to 35169 (17%)
  • 36 to 45141 (14%)
  • 46 to 5585 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4%)
  • Over 7525 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider583 (58%)
  • Passenger311 (31%)
  • Pedestrian110 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car951 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle46 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle27 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 106th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
106th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 1993

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1993: 87, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9287131320
2ndA9474156010
3rdA96406908
4thA93344704
5thA952344829
6thA98304127
7thA94254147
8thB977152002
9thB993152514
10thA950142003
11thB9001141513
12thA944132602
13thB9077131612
14thB999121616
15thA97111413
16thA980111800
17thB9170111503
18thA948101301
19thA95791103
20thA9207901

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1993

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 1993: 36.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1993

AB42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 1993: 91.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1993, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years