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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2014, and 570 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2013 (465), and casualties fell from 619.

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

Collisions in 2014
415
Down 11% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
570
Down 8% on 2013
Fatal collisions
22
5.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2014

5.3% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2014 were fatal and 33% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal225.3%
  • Serious13933%
  • Slight25461%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal254.4%
  • Serious17731%
  • Slight36865%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 415, down 11% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday67 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.7%)
  • February33 (8%)
  • March28 (6.7%)
  • April34 (8.2%)
  • May35 (8.4%)
  • June40 (9.6%)
  • July36 (8.7%)
  • August54 (13%)
  • September36 (8.7%)
  • October31 (7.5%)
  • November33 (8%)
  • December23 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (50%)
  • Wet or damp189 (46%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.6%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph89 (21%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph287 (69%)
  • 70 mph22 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (11%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2091 (16%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 3597 (17%)
  • 36 to 4577 (14%)
  • 46 to 5583 (15%)
  • 56 to 6557 (10%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.8%)
  • Over 7518 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (67%)
  • Passenger140 (25%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car464 (71%)
  • Motorcycle62 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 119th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2014

Inverurie and District, Aberdeenshire, AB51 3PN area and Peterhead North and Rattray, Aberdeenshire, AB42 1QJ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2014, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2014: 46, including 5 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA904664513
2ndA947182117
3rdA952173733
4thA96172503
5thB993172605
6thA944152005
7thA98152024
8thA93141606
9thB979131905
10thA9291016
11thA92091314
12thA9791103
13thB907791114
14thA95081411
15thB97781203
16thB99981104
17thA9576703
18thB90226901
19thB97461104
20thA9485602

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2014

Inverurie and Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2014, with 11 each.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2014

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2014: 73.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2014, 5 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years