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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2004, and 765 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2003 (504), and casualties rose from 685.

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

Collisions in 2004
555
Up 10% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
765
Up 12% on 2003
Fatal collisions
30
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2004

5.4% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2004 were fatal and 20% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal305.4%
  • Serious11320%
  • Slight41274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal344.4%
  • Serious14219%
  • Slight58977%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 555, up 10% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (11%)
  • Tuesday73 (13%)
  • Wednesday83 (15%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday98 (18%)
  • Saturday87 (16%)
  • Sunday70 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (9.2%)
  • February35 (6.3%)
  • March37 (6.7%)
  • April34 (6.1%)
  • May42 (7.6%)
  • June43 (7.7%)
  • July35 (6.3%)
  • August66 (12%)
  • September53 (9.5%)
  • October61 (11%)
  • November53 (9.5%)
  • December45 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight396 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting118 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (50%)
  • Wet or damp221 (40%)
  • Snow28 (5%)
  • Frost or ice26 (4.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph116 (21%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph384 (69%)
  • 70 mph41 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway498 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant584 (76%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist23 (3%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20144 (19%)
  • 21 to 2589 (12%)
  • 26 to 35132 (17%)
  • 36 to 45120 (16%)
  • 46 to 5594 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.1%)
  • Over 7537 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider494 (65%)
  • Passenger209 (27%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car721 (79%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 129th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2004

Fraserburgh and District, Aberdeenshire, AB43 9JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire in 2004, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2004: 73, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9073104415
2ndA93334528
3rdA947314817
4thA96294234
5thA944212613
6thA98213428
7thB979122105
8thA92112012
9thA952111822
10thB9077111611
11thB977111504
12thA980101222
13thB993101212
14thB900191211
15thA95081001
16thA92071012
17thA9771611
18thB91707901
19thB9996802
20thA9485602

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2004

Inverurie and Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2004, with 12 each.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2004

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2004: 68.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2004, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years