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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 581 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2002, and 819 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2001 (552), and casualties rose from 810.

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

Collisions in 2002
581
Up 5% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
819
Up 1% on 2001
Fatal collisions
28
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2002

4.8% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2002 were fatal and 19% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal284.8%
  • Serious11219%
  • Slight44176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal313.8%
  • Serious14818%
  • Slight64078%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 581, up 5% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday84 (14%)
  • Wednesday71 (12%)
  • Thursday91 (16%)
  • Friday86 (15%)
  • Saturday90 (15%)
  • Sunday79 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.7%)
  • February40 (6.9%)
  • March35 (6%)
  • April46 (7.9%)
  • May49 (8.4%)
  • June44 (7.6%)
  • July60 (10%)
  • August50 (8.6%)
  • September57 (9.8%)
  • October39 (6.7%)
  • November55 (9.5%)
  • December61 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight386 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting133 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (48%)
  • Wet or damp265 (46%)
  • Frost or ice29 (5%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph128 (22%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph388 (67%)
  • 70 mph48 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway503 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant602 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist27 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20149 (18%)
  • 21 to 25103 (13%)
  • 26 to 35151 (18%)
  • 36 to 45119 (15%)
  • 46 to 5581 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.3%)
  • Over 7534 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider509 (62%)
  • Passenger252 (31%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car726 (77%)
  • Motorcycle69 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Aberdeenshire ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 125th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2002

Fraserburgh and District, Aberdeenshire, AB43 9JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire in 2002, with 14 collisions.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2002

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2002: 75, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9075104415
2ndA947335235
3rdA96314503
4thA93264217
5thA98193015
6thB977162221
7thA944152123
8thB9170142214
9thA92132104
10thA920131714
11thA950131602
12thA952131404
13thA97121904
14thA97591101
15thB90018910
16thB911981311
17thB9797801
18thB99371102
19thA9486801
20thB90776901

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2002

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2002: 25.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2002

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2002: 84.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2002, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years