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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2012, and 685 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2011 (518), and casualties rose from 663.

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

Collisions in 2012
529
Up 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
685
Up 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
14
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2012

2.6% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2012 were fatal and 32% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious16832%
  • Slight34766%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious20330%
  • Slight46868%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 529, up 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (13%)
  • Wednesday88 (17%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday83 (16%)
  • Saturday79 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.5%)
  • February41 (7.8%)
  • March43 (8.1%)
  • April37 (7%)
  • May41 (7.8%)
  • June50 (9.5%)
  • July38 (7.2%)
  • August39 (7.4%)
  • September53 (10%)
  • October43 (8.1%)
  • November53 (10%)
  • December46 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting105 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (8.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp235 (44%)
  • Dry231 (44%)
  • Frost or ice42 (7.9%)
  • Snow20 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph97 (18%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph369 (70%)
  • 70 mph41 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway462 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (10%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2%)
  • Cyclist13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20107 (16%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 35113 (16%)
  • 36 to 45119 (17%)
  • 46 to 5576 (11%)
  • 56 to 6563 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.5%)
  • Over 7527 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider483 (71%)
  • Passenger156 (23%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car639 (79%)
  • Motorcycle71 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 76th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2012

Peterhead North and Rattray, Aberdeenshire, AB42 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire in 2012, with 10 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2012: 76, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9076105325
2ndA944243319
3rdA947212718
4thB9932027010
5thA93192207
6thA96182616
7thA97152313
8thA98151905
9thB977132105
10thA920121311
11thA950121405
12thB9170121604
13thB979121206
14thB9077101013
15thA95291804
16thB911991003
17thB900181102
18thB99981203
19thA9577704
20thA926902

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2012

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2012: 21.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2012

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2012: 74.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2012, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years