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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 673 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1998, and 961 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1997 (693), and casualties fell from 973.

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

Collisions in 1998
673
Down 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
961
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
26
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 1998

3.9% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1998 were fatal and 21% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal263.9%
  • Serious14221%
  • Slight50575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal303.1%
  • Serious19520%
  • Slight73677%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 673, down 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (12%)
  • Wednesday100 (15%)
  • Thursday100 (15%)
  • Friday120 (18%)
  • Saturday106 (16%)
  • Sunday72 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (6.7%)
  • February49 (7.3%)
  • March48 (7.1%)
  • April51 (7.6%)
  • May53 (7.9%)
  • June53 (7.9%)
  • July60 (8.9%)
  • August81 (12%)
  • September64 (9.5%)
  • October56 (8.3%)
  • November59 (8.8%)
  • December54 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight489 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting121 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds493 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Other11 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry325 (48%)
  • Wet or damp284 (42%)
  • Frost or ice40 (5.9%)
  • Snow22 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph158 (23%)
  • 40 mph20 (3%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph454 (67%)
  • 70 mph35 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway608 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant672 (70%)
  • Pedestrian97 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist32 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6%)
  • 16 to 20191 (20%)
  • 21 to 25103 (11%)
  • 26 to 35185 (19%)
  • 36 to 45149 (16%)
  • 46 to 5599 (10%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.3%)
  • Over 7521 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider588 (61%)
  • Passenger276 (29%)
  • Pedestrian97 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car852 (76%)
  • Motorcycle76 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3%)
  • Other vehicle27 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Minibus11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 119th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1998: 78, including 5 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9078107510
2ndA96385639
3rdA98314512
4thA93305024
5thA947293705
6thA92223035
7thB977173519
8thB979151804
9thA97142415
10thA944132812
11thB9077121212
12thA980101501
13thB999101102
14thA92091601
15thA94891720
16thA95081605
17thA95281404
18thB917081201
19thA9577702
20thA98271602

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1998

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 1998: 23.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1998

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 1998: 78.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1998, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years