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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 687 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2009, and 906 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2008 (691), and casualties rose from 893.

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

Collisions in 2009
687
Down 1% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
906
Up 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
21
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2009

3.1% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2009 were fatal and 27% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.1%
  • Serious18427%
  • Slight48270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.4%
  • Serious22425%
  • Slight66073%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 687, down 1% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (15%)
  • Tuesday89 (13%)
  • Wednesday82 (12%)
  • Thursday90 (13%)
  • Friday118 (17%)
  • Saturday110 (16%)
  • Sunday97 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.7%)
  • February41 (6%)
  • March52 (7.6%)
  • April56 (8.2%)
  • May56 (8.2%)
  • June68 (9.9%)
  • July66 (9.6%)
  • August63 (9.2%)
  • September44 (6.4%)
  • October62 (9%)
  • November60 (8.7%)
  • December66 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight479 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting164 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds499 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (46%)
  • Wet or damp293 (43%)
  • Frost or ice46 (6.7%)
  • Snow24 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph121 (18%)
  • 40 mph13 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph496 (72%)
  • 70 mph46 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway619 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant686 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian53 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.6%)
  • Cyclist23 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20178 (20%)
  • 21 to 25111 (12%)
  • 26 to 35159 (18%)
  • 36 to 45120 (13%)
  • 46 to 55121 (13%)
  • 56 to 6582 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7547 (5.2%)
  • Over 7529 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider619 (68%)
  • Passenger234 (26%)
  • Pedestrian53 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car862 (79%)
  • Motorcycle84 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 65th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2009

Peterhead North and Rattray, Aberdeenshire, AB42 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire in 2009, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2009: 81, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9081126323
2ndA934554110
3rdA947395019
4thA96334518
5thA98273325
6thB9772736110
7thA944182808
8thA97172513
9thA92151913
10thA950151504
11thA952152101
12thB9077152313
13thA920111204
14thB9170112202
15thB979111304
16thA975101002
17thA980101305
18thB9001101122
19thB999101412
20thA95791302

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2009

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2009: 21.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2009

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2009: 95.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2009, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years