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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 602 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1999, and 818 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1998 (673), and casualties fell from 961.

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

Collisions in 1999
602
Down 11% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
818
Down 15% on 1998
Fatal collisions
24
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 1999

4% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1999 were fatal and 22% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal244%
  • Serious13322%
  • Slight44574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.9%
  • Serious16620%
  • Slight62877%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 602, down 11% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (11%)
  • Tuesday86 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (13%)
  • Thursday84 (14%)
  • Friday88 (15%)
  • Saturday104 (17%)
  • Sunday95 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.1%)
  • February49 (8.1%)
  • March51 (8.5%)
  • April47 (7.8%)
  • May47 (7.8%)
  • June42 (7%)
  • July47 (7.8%)
  • August59 (9.8%)
  • September69 (11%)
  • October45 (7.5%)
  • November44 (7.3%)
  • December53 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight429 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting116 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds449 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (2.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Other10 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (50%)
  • Wet or damp206 (34%)
  • Frost or ice50 (8.3%)
  • Snow36 (6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph146 (24%)
  • 40 mph20 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph391 (65%)
  • 70 mph43 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway542 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant581 (71%)
  • Pedestrian94 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist28 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20135 (17%)
  • 21 to 2597 (12%)
  • 26 to 35177 (22%)
  • 36 to 45118 (14%)
  • 46 to 5587 (11%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider498 (61%)
  • Passenger226 (28%)
  • Pedestrian94 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car744 (78%)
  • Motorcycle78 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle16 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 135th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 1999: 70, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9070104222
2ndA93344323
3rdA98283817
4thA962750010
5thA947263415
6thA944182834
7thA97182713
8thA952162216
9thB977151913
10thA92132100
11thA950121212
12thB9001121705
13thB9077121813
14thB9170111511
15thB974101413
16thA95791105
17thB97991002
18thB99991112
19thA94871102
20thB91197702

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1999

Fraserburgh had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 1999: 20.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 1999

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 1999: 83.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 1999, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years