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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2015, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2014 (415), and casualties fell from 570.

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

Collisions in 2015
347
Down 16% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
458
Down 20% on 2014
Fatal collisions
18
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2015

5.2% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2015 were fatal and 33% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal185.2%
  • Serious11433%
  • Slight21562%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal194.1%
  • Serious15333%
  • Slight28662%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 347, down 16% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 347
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday37 (11%)
  • Saturday65 (19%)
  • Sunday52 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.8%)
  • February27 (7.8%)
  • March31 (8.9%)
  • April26 (7.5%)
  • May40 (12%)
  • June26 (7.5%)
  • July21 (6.1%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September32 (9.2%)
  • October34 (9.8%)
  • November20 (5.8%)
  • December19 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight267 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other14 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (52%)
  • Wet or damp135 (39%)
  • Frost or ice21 (6.1%)
  • Snow11 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph62 (18%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph244 (70%)
  • 70 mph28 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2057 (12%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3592 (20%)
  • 36 to 4570 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (14%)
  • 56 to 6546 (10%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.5%)
  • Over 7527 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (71%)
  • Passenger103 (22%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car469 (79%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 142nd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2015

Fraserburgh and District, Aberdeenshire, AB43 9JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire in 2015, with 7 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2015: 46, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA904667115
2ndA96263026
3rdA947223028
4thA98121305
5thB9001122114
6thA92111423
7thB977111216
8thA93101925
9thA94491310
10thA92081115
11thA95071013
12thA977903
13thB907771103
14thB91707704
15thB97971201
16thA95261002
17thA9805702
18thB91195502
19thB9935801
20thA9574402

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2015

Fraserburgh and Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2015, with 10 each.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2015

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2015: 50.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2015, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years