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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 597 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2010, and 791 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2009 (687), and casualties fell from 906.

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

Collisions in 2010
597
Down 13% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
791
Down 13% on 2009
Fatal collisions
22
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2010

3.7% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2010 were fatal and 28% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.7%
  • Serious16828%
  • Slight40768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal263.3%
  • Serious20125%
  • Slight56471%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 597, down 13% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (12%)
  • Tuesday100 (17%)
  • Wednesday87 (15%)
  • Thursday88 (15%)
  • Friday78 (13%)
  • Saturday103 (17%)
  • Sunday69 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (4.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.7%)
  • February57 (9.5%)
  • March37 (6.2%)
  • April44 (7.4%)
  • May50 (8.4%)
  • June37 (6.2%)
  • July51 (8.5%)
  • August70 (12%)
  • September55 (9.2%)
  • October53 (8.9%)
  • November49 (8.2%)
  • December42 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight443 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting123 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds408 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds41 (6.9%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (43%)
  • Wet or damp197 (33%)
  • Snow76 (13%)
  • Frost or ice66 (11%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph97 (16%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph421 (71%)
  • 70 mph54 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway529 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant591 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian36 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist27 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20143 (18%)
  • 21 to 2596 (12%)
  • 26 to 35143 (18%)
  • 36 to 45139 (18%)
  • 46 to 55106 (13%)
  • 56 to 6557 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.5%)
  • Over 7522 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider556 (70%)
  • Passenger199 (25%)
  • Pedestrian36 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car737 (76%)
  • Motorcycle65 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle23 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 75th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2010

Peterhead North and Rattray, Aberdeenshire, AB42 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire in 2010, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2010: 84, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9084119128
2ndA933646014
3rdA963249210
4thA947283723
5thB9170213416
6thA98192627
7thA97182007
8thA944171905
9thA920161816
10thB9077151615
11thB977152217
12thA92121825
13thB993121810
14thB979111413
15thA9579912
16thA98091010
17thB900191300
18thA95281100
19thB90317901
20thA9756803

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2010

Inverurie had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2010: 16.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2010

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2010: 85.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2010, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years