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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 694 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1996, and 949 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995 (697), and casualties fell from 994.

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

Collisions in 1996
694
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
949
Down 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
27
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 1996

3.9% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1996 were fatal and 22% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal273.9%
  • Serious15422%
  • Slight51374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal283%
  • Serious19921%
  • Slight72276%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 694, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (14%)
  • Tuesday93 (13%)
  • Wednesday89 (13%)
  • Thursday91 (13%)
  • Friday108 (16%)
  • Saturday114 (16%)
  • Sunday103 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.2%)
  • February55 (7.9%)
  • March40 (5.8%)
  • April47 (6.8%)
  • May45 (6.5%)
  • June56 (8.1%)
  • July69 (9.9%)
  • August67 (9.7%)
  • September56 (8.1%)
  • October71 (10%)
  • November77 (11%)
  • December54 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight464 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting138 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds542 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (51%)
  • Wet or damp283 (41%)
  • Frost or ice39 (5.6%)
  • Snow20 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 15 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph162 (23%)
  • 40 mph25 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph449 (65%)
  • 70 mph51 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway619 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant682 (72%)
  • Pedestrian97 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist46 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20217 (23%)
  • 21 to 25123 (13%)
  • 26 to 35191 (20%)
  • 36 to 45114 (12%)
  • 46 to 5580 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3%)
  • Over 7522 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider580 (61%)
  • Passenger272 (29%)
  • Pedestrian97 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car853 (76%)
  • Motorcycle62 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle29 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 117th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1996: 76, including 5 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9076106512
2ndA96416928
3rdA98385335
4thA947375523
5thA93304506
6thA922739211
7thA944192125
8thA952162914
9thB9077151723
10thB979152103
11thB9001142103
12thB9170141715
13thA950132106
14thA97131812
15thB993121805
16thB977111203
17thA9209903
18thA9808903
19thA9487802
20thB90337711

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1996

Fraserburgh had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 1996: 19.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1996

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 1996: 93.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years