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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2017, and 346 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2016 (325), and casualties fell from 432.

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

Collisions in 2017
252
Down 22% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
346
Down 20% on 2016
Fatal collisions
7
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2017

2.8% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2017 were fatal and 38% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious9638%
  • Slight14959%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious12235%
  • Slight21763%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 252, down 22% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 252
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (9.5%)
  • Wednesday26 (10%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday55 (22%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.3%)
  • February27 (11%)
  • March22 (8.7%)
  • April18 (7.1%)
  • May22 (8.7%)
  • June22 (8.7%)
  • July20 (7.9%)
  • August17 (6.7%)
  • September20 (7.9%)
  • October24 (9.5%)
  • November22 (8.7%)
  • December17 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (57%)
  • Wet or damp87 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (5.2%)
  • Snow9 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph57 (23%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (2%)
  • 60 mph171 (68%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2052 (15%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3546 (13%)
  • 36 to 4548 (14%)
  • 46 to 5546 (13%)
  • 56 to 6538 (11%)
  • 66 to 7531 (9%)
  • Over 7518 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (71%)
  • Passenger74 (21%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (75%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2017.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2017

Peterhead North and Rattray, Aberdeenshire, AB42 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire in 2017, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2017: 28, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA902853110
2ndA93151806
3rdA96132207
4thA947121805
5thA979903
6thB911981002
7thA9871304
8thA9807712
9thA926712
10thA9446903
11thB90016703
12thB9776711
13thA9525602
14thB91705703
15thB9935702
16thB9995714
17thA9504502
18thB9744401
19thB9794402
20thA9203701

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2017

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2017: 11.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2017

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2017: 31.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2017, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years