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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2013, and 619 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2012 (529), and casualties fell from 685.

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

Collisions in 2013
465
Down 12% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
619
Down 10% on 2012
Fatal collisions
22
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2013

4.7% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2013 were fatal and 27% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal224.7%
  • Serious12427%
  • Slight31969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal233.7%
  • Serious17428%
  • Slight42268%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 465, down 12% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday74 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (11%)
  • Sunday63 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.1%)
  • February53 (11%)
  • March40 (8.6%)
  • April21 (4.5%)
  • May37 (8%)
  • June43 (9.2%)
  • July43 (9.2%)
  • August47 (10%)
  • September44 (9.5%)
  • October38 (8.2%)
  • November30 (6.5%)
  • December36 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (6.2%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (51%)
  • Wet or damp162 (35%)
  • Snow40 (8.6%)
  • Frost or ice25 (5.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph87 (19%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph314 (68%)
  • 70 mph41 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (9%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant458 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2080 (13%)
  • 21 to 2571 (11%)
  • 26 to 35104 (17%)
  • 36 to 45107 (17%)
  • 46 to 5583 (13%)
  • 56 to 6567 (11%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.8%)
  • Over 7522 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider421 (68%)
  • Passenger153 (25%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car584 (77%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 86th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2013

East Garioch, Aberdeenshire, AB21 7AT area, Ellon and District, Aberdeenshire, AB41 9AJ area and Inverurie and District, Aberdeenshire, AB51 3PN area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2013, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2013

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2013: 60, including 6 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA906090620
2ndA96244016
3rdA947233225
4thA944172104
5thA93161915
6thA920151803
7thA98152535
8thA952142105
9thB9077141603
10thB979141506
11thB977111311
12thA9291005
13thA9791411
14thA95081100
15thA98081012
16thB917071202
17thB9936702
18thA9375801
19thA9485800
20thA9815610

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2013

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2013: 17.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2013

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2013: 66.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2013, 4 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years