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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 571 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2000, and 800 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1999 (602), and casualties fell from 818.

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

Collisions in 2000
571
Down 5% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
800
Down 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
28
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2000

4.9% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2000 were fatal and 24% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal284.9%
  • Serious13524%
  • Slight40871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal344.3%
  • Serious18323%
  • Slight58373%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 571, down 5% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (13%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (13%)
  • Friday90 (16%)
  • Saturday110 (19%)
  • Sunday66 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.2%)
  • February52 (9.1%)
  • March36 (6.3%)
  • April40 (7%)
  • May55 (9.6%)
  • June46 (8.1%)
  • July47 (8.2%)
  • August60 (11%)
  • September50 (8.8%)
  • October36 (6.3%)
  • November57 (10%)
  • December51 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight396 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting119 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds418 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp268 (47%)
  • Dry261 (46%)
  • Frost or ice29 (5.1%)
  • Snow9 (1.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph130 (23%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph393 (69%)
  • 70 mph34 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway522 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (6%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant597 (75%)
  • Pedestrian71 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6%)
  • 16 to 20151 (19%)
  • 21 to 2589 (11%)
  • 26 to 35151 (19%)
  • 36 to 45130 (16%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6557 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.6%)
  • Over 7533 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider505 (63%)
  • Passenger224 (28%)
  • Pedestrian71 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car703 (77%)
  • Motorcycle64 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle23 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 139th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2000: 62, including 5 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA906293518
2ndA947295616
3rdA93263435
4thA96263939
5thA98224126
6thB977162007
7thA944152514
8thB979142413
9thB9077131303
10thA950101301
11thA9291513
12thB99391303
13thA92081101
14thA9528913
15thA98081402
16thB900171001
17thB91707704
18thB9947712
19thB99971004
20thA9761122

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2000

Fraserburgh had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2000: 15.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2000

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2000: 77.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years