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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 691 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2008, and 893 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 2007 (552), and casualties rose from 730.

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

Collisions in 2008
691
Up 25% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
893
Up 22% on 2007
Fatal collisions
21
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2008

3% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2008 were fatal and 27% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213%
  • Serious18427%
  • Slight48670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal262.9%
  • Serious23126%
  • Slight63671%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 691, up 25% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (13%)
  • Tuesday90 (13%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday118 (17%)
  • Saturday107 (15%)
  • Sunday88 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (6.5%)
  • February51 (7.4%)
  • March76 (11%)
  • April45 (6.5%)
  • May56 (8.1%)
  • June63 (9.1%)
  • July64 (9.3%)
  • August58 (8.4%)
  • September60 (8.7%)
  • October61 (8.8%)
  • November60 (8.7%)
  • December52 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight483 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting141 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds497 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Other10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry353 (51%)
  • Wet or damp281 (41%)
  • Frost or ice33 (4.8%)
  • Snow23 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph154 (22%)
  • 40 mph21 (3%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph446 (65%)
  • 70 mph58 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway605 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant684 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian62 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist20 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20199 (22%)
  • 21 to 25115 (13%)
  • 26 to 35149 (17%)
  • 36 to 45133 (15%)
  • 46 to 55104 (12%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.9%)
  • Over 7527 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider617 (69%)
  • Passenger214 (24%)
  • Pedestrian62 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car843 (80%)
  • Motorcycle76 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 69th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2008

Peterhead North and Rattray, Aberdeenshire, AB42 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire in 2008, with 14 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2008: 95, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9095131230
2ndA947354248
3rdA933348113
4thA96294618
5thA944202606
6thA950202414
7thA98172604
8thB977171908
9thA97162002
10thB9077161703
11thB9170162005
12thA92152217
13thB9001151906
14thB979152506
15thB993151906
16thA920121305
17thA980101503
18thA95291001
19thA98191415
20thA9578900

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2008

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2008: 28.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2008

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2008: 95.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2008, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years