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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 504 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2003, and 685 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2002 (581), and casualties fell from 819.

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

Collisions in 2003
504
Down 13% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
685
Down 16% on 2002
Fatal collisions
29
5.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2003

5.8% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2003 were fatal and 21% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal295.8%
  • Serious10421%
  • Slight37174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal355.1%
  • Serious13620%
  • Slight51475%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 504, down 13% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (14%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday69 (14%)
  • Saturday78 (15%)
  • Sunday75 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.5%)
  • February40 (7.9%)
  • March30 (6%)
  • April28 (5.6%)
  • May25 (5%)
  • June47 (9.3%)
  • July33 (6.5%)
  • August59 (12%)
  • September54 (11%)
  • October50 (9.9%)
  • November48 (9.5%)
  • December47 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds412 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (51%)
  • Wet or damp188 (37%)
  • Frost or ice40 (7.9%)
  • Snow13 (2.6%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (1%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph102 (20%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (2%)
  • 60 mph343 (68%)
  • 70 mph35 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant503 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant32 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5%)
  • 16 to 20137 (20%)
  • 21 to 2558 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 35136 (20%)
  • 36 to 45104 (15%)
  • 46 to 5590 (13%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.4%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider460 (67%)
  • Passenger180 (26%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car626 (74%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 146th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2003

Peterhead North and Rattray, Aberdeenshire, AB42 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire in 2003, with 12 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2003

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2003: 77, including 6 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9077110615
2ndA93253115
3rdA947255216
4thA96203426
5thA98192607
6thA97141814
7thB999141923
8thB977132005
9thB979131704
10thA952121403
11thA92111603
12thA944101512
13thB9077101010
14thA95091411
15thB917091703
16thA9207802
17thB90017901
18thB9746931
19thB9935600
20thB9945712

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2003

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2003: 22.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2003

AB42 and AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2003, with 67 each.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2003, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years