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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 597 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2005, and 829 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2004 (555), and casualties rose from 765.

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

Collisions in 2005
597
Up 8% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
829
Up 8% on 2004
Fatal collisions
32
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2005

5.4% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2005 were fatal and 22% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal325.4%
  • Serious12922%
  • Slight43673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal364.3%
  • Serious15519%
  • Slight63877%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 597, up 8% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (12%)
  • Tuesday77 (13%)
  • Wednesday82 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (15%)
  • Friday96 (16%)
  • Saturday95 (16%)
  • Sunday85 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.9%)
  • February59 (9.9%)
  • March43 (7.2%)
  • April39 (6.5%)
  • May51 (8.5%)
  • June46 (7.7%)
  • July57 (9.5%)
  • August52 (8.7%)
  • September57 (9.5%)
  • October53 (8.9%)
  • November53 (8.9%)
  • December46 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting128 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (7.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (3.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds18 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (46%)
  • Wet or damp249 (42%)
  • Snow37 (6.2%)
  • Frost or ice35 (5.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (17%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph423 (71%)
  • 70 mph58 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway513 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant621 (75%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant37 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.9%)
  • Cyclist15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20148 (18%)
  • 21 to 25108 (13%)
  • 26 to 35136 (16%)
  • 36 to 45126 (15%)
  • 46 to 55106 (13%)
  • 56 to 6579 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.9%)
  • Over 7529 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider539 (65%)
  • Passenger229 (28%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car773 (78%)
  • Motorcycle58 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Aberdeenshire ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 106th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2005

Fraserburgh and District, Aberdeenshire, AB43 9JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire in 2005, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2005: 91, including 6 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9091135624
2ndA96324417
3rdA947263734
4thA93253415
5thB977223213
6thA944213434
7thB979202631
8thA98172413
9thA950162106
10thA97141813
11thA980121513
12thA952111613
13thB9170111302
14thA92101304
15thA92091013
16thA94891701
17thB900181212
18thB907781903
19thB9998900
20thB99371412

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2005

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2005: 21.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2005

AB42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2005: 74.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years