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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2016, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2015 (347), and casualties fell from 458.

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

Collisions in 2016
325
Down 6% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
432
Down 6% on 2015
Fatal collisions
16
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2016

4.9% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2016 were fatal and 34% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164.9%
  • Serious11234%
  • Slight19761%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.9%
  • Serious14133%
  • Slight27463%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 325, down 6% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 325
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (11%)
  • Thursday62 (19%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.4%)
  • February42 (13%)
  • March20 (6.2%)
  • April28 (8.6%)
  • May25 (7.7%)
  • June33 (10%)
  • July29 (8.9%)
  • August28 (8.6%)
  • September27 (8.3%)
  • October24 (7.4%)
  • November22 (6.8%)
  • December23 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (48%)
  • Wet or damp145 (45%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.6%)
  • Snow8 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph71 (22%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph223 (69%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (11%)
  • Pedestrian42 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2064 (15%)
  • 21 to 2545 (10%)
  • 26 to 3570 (16%)
  • 36 to 4561 (14%)
  • 46 to 5582 (19%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (69%)
  • Passenger91 (21%)
  • Pedestrian42 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (75%)
  • Motorcycle46 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 161st most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2016

Fraserburgh and District, Aberdeenshire, AB43 9JJ area and Stonehaven and Lower Deeside, Aberdeenshire, AB39 2DT area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2016, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2016: 43, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA904362311
2ndA947163035
3rdA96131713
4thA98131814
5thA944121407
6thA93101315
7thA9791204
8thA9208901
9thA927902
10thA9507802
11thB917071013
12thA9576703
13thB900161102
14thB903161203
15thB90776701
16thB91196803
17thB9776803
18thB9796610
19thA9395505
20thA9525702

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2016

Fraserburgh had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2016: 12.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2016

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2016: 50.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2016, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years