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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 693 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1997, and 973 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996 (694), and casualties rose from 949.

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

Collisions in 1997
693
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
973
Up 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
33
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 1997

4.8% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1997 were fatal and 22% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal334.8%
  • Serious15022%
  • Slight51074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal343.5%
  • Serious19120%
  • Slight74877%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 693, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (13%)
  • Tuesday104 (15%)
  • Wednesday89 (13%)
  • Thursday92 (13%)
  • Friday119 (17%)
  • Saturday100 (14%)
  • Sunday99 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (4.9%)
  • February57 (8.2%)
  • March59 (8.5%)
  • April41 (5.9%)
  • May57 (8.2%)
  • June59 (8.5%)
  • July75 (11%)
  • August65 (9.4%)
  • September58 (8.4%)
  • October53 (7.6%)
  • November71 (10%)
  • December64 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight488 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting127 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds534 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry377 (54%)
  • Wet or damp284 (41%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph165 (24%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph438 (63%)
  • 70 mph63 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway614 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant704 (72%)
  • Pedestrian84 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist46 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant29 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5%)
  • 16 to 20194 (20%)
  • 21 to 25137 (14%)
  • 26 to 35188 (19%)
  • 36 to 45112 (12%)
  • 46 to 5597 (10%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.8%)
  • Over 7523 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider592 (61%)
  • Passenger297 (31%)
  • Pedestrian84 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car904 (76%)
  • Motorcycle67 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle34 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 116th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1997: 96, including 8 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9096136819
2ndA964666214
3rdA9473744110
4thA93304428
5thA944182415
6thA98172405
7thA92153105
8thA97151815
9thA957121611
10thA952111913
11thA980111901
12thB9170111502
13thA920101812
14thB993101213
15thB907691003
16thB97781103
17thA95071111
18thA9827902
19thB90007900
20thB903071200

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1997

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 1997: 21.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1997

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 1997: 90.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1997, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years