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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 552 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2006, and 776 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2005 (597), and casualties fell from 829.

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

Collisions in 2006
552
Down 8% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
776
Down 6% on 2005
Fatal collisions
43
7.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2006

7.8% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2006 were fatal and 16% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal437.8%
  • Serious8816%
  • Slight42176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal465.9%
  • Serious12516%
  • Slight60578%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 552, down 8% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (15%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (11%)
  • Friday88 (16%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday93 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.3%)
  • February28 (5.1%)
  • March42 (7.6%)
  • April39 (7.1%)
  • May45 (8.2%)
  • June58 (11%)
  • July54 (9.8%)
  • August54 (9.8%)
  • September56 (10%)
  • October42 (7.6%)
  • November44 (8%)
  • December44 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight390 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting118 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds413 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (52%)
  • Wet or damp224 (41%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.8%)
  • Snow18 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph111 (20%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph380 (69%)
  • 70 mph45 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway472 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant570 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7%)
  • Van occupant36 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist16 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20167 (22%)
  • 21 to 2598 (13%)
  • 26 to 35127 (16%)
  • 36 to 45123 (16%)
  • 46 to 5578 (10%)
  • 56 to 6555 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.6%)
  • Over 7523 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider510 (66%)
  • Passenger212 (27%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car699 (78%)
  • Motorcycle58 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 118th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2006

Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford, Aberdeenshire, AB54 8JU area and Peterhead North and Rattray, Aberdeenshire, AB42 2JE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2006, with 10 collisions each.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2006

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2006: 74, including 9 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9074109914
2ndA947314237
3rdA933043010
4thA96294942
5thA944213023
6thA98192413
7thA920141921
8thA97142333
9thB9077121711
10thA980111121
11thB999111512
12thA92101902
13thB977101711
14thA95291002
15thB97992103
16thA95081601
17thA94871312
18thB900171000
19thB91197801
20thB91707810

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2006

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2006: 26.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2006

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2006: 66.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2006, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years