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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 518 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2011, and 663 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 153 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2010 (597), and casualties fell from 791.

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

Collisions in 2011
518
Down 13% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
663
Down 16% on 2010
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
153
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2011

1.9% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2011 were fatal and 30% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious15330%
  • Slight35569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious19029%
  • Slight46270%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 518, down 13% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 518
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday99 (19%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (13%)
  • Friday64 (12%)
  • Saturday79 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (9.7%)
  • February41 (7.9%)
  • March41 (7.9%)
  • April30 (5.8%)
  • May40 (7.7%)
  • June40 (7.7%)
  • July40 (7.7%)
  • August43 (8.3%)
  • September53 (10%)
  • October54 (10%)
  • November40 (7.7%)
  • December46 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting127 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (5.8%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (47%)
  • Wet or damp211 (41%)
  • Frost or ice50 (9.7%)
  • Snow15 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph95 (18%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph364 (70%)
  • 70 mph34 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway474 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant479 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian44 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20112 (17%)
  • 21 to 2582 (12%)
  • 26 to 35117 (18%)
  • 36 to 45118 (18%)
  • 46 to 5576 (11%)
  • 56 to 6556 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.1%)
  • Over 7521 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider469 (71%)
  • Passenger150 (23%)
  • Pedestrian44 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car604 (75%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 85th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2011

Fraserburgh and District, Aberdeenshire, AB43 9JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire in 2011, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2011: 64, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA906493217
2ndA932730210
3rdA96202817
4thA98202816
5thA947192408
6thA944182204
7thA952172212
8thB977172605
9thA97152002
10thB9170152105
11thA980141605
12thA92131505
13thB9077111103
14thA94891001
15thA95091304
16thB97991205
17thB99391004
18thB99991303
19thB900171002
20thB90256901

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2011

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2011: 19.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2011

AB42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2011: 62.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2011, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years