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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 552 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2007, and 730 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2006, and casualties fell from 776.

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

Collisions in 2007
552
Level with 2006
Casualties in 2007
730
Down 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
24
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2007

4.3% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2007 were fatal and 17% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal244.3%
  • Serious9517%
  • Slight43378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal253.4%
  • Serious12517%
  • Slight58079%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 552, level with 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (13%)
  • Tuesday73 (13%)
  • Wednesday86 (16%)
  • Thursday85 (15%)
  • Friday84 (15%)
  • Saturday83 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (9.2%)
  • February41 (7.4%)
  • March43 (7.8%)
  • April33 (6%)
  • May49 (8.9%)
  • June56 (10%)
  • July40 (7.2%)
  • August49 (8.9%)
  • September46 (8.3%)
  • October42 (7.6%)
  • November51 (9.2%)
  • December51 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight404 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (49%)
  • Wet or damp237 (43%)
  • Frost or ice33 (6%)
  • Snow10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph105 (19%)
  • 40 mph11 (2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph376 (68%)
  • 70 mph52 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway474 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (11%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant558 (76%)
  • Pedestrian56 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist13 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 20151 (21%)
  • 21 to 2588 (12%)
  • 26 to 35120 (16%)
  • 36 to 45124 (17%)
  • 46 to 5585 (12%)
  • 56 to 6571 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.7%)
  • Over 7526 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider495 (68%)
  • Passenger179 (25%)
  • Pedestrian56 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car680 (79%)
  • Motorcycle48 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 107th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2007

Peterhead North and Rattray, Aberdeenshire, AB42 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire in 2007, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2007: 82, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9082127312
2ndA947293514
3rdA93263438
4thA98263613
5thA96223106
6thA950162102
7thB999162211
8thA952152403
9thB977141811
10thB979131714
11thA92101103
12thA920101412
13thA9791922
14thA98091001
15thB903191410
16thB911991103
17thB907781210
18thA9447801
19thB91707921
20thA9486601

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2007

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2007: 19.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2007

AB42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2007: 75.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2007, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years