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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2018, and 347 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2017 (252), and casualties rose from 346.

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

Collisions in 2018
239
Down 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
347
Level with 2017
Fatal collisions
8
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2018

3.3% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2018 were fatal and 38% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.3%
  • Serious9038%
  • Slight14159%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious12135%
  • Slight21863%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 239, down 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 239
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (11%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.1%)
  • February13 (5.4%)
  • March13 (5.4%)
  • April14 (5.9%)
  • May27 (11%)
  • June21 (8.8%)
  • July24 (10%)
  • August31 (13%)
  • September17 (7.1%)
  • October17 (7.1%)
  • November30 (13%)
  • December15 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (59%)
  • Wet or damp90 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph48 (20%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph152 (64%)
  • 70 mph22 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (10%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2053 (15%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3552 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (12%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6556 (16%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.3%)
  • Over 7518 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (69%)
  • Passenger85 (24%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Aberdeenshire ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 2018.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2018

Inverurie and District, Aberdeenshire, AB51 3PN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire in 2018, with 6 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2018: 39, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90395118
2ndA93172737
3rdA947131614
4thA96121905
5thB99991402
6thA9781002
7thA988903
8thB97781303
9thA92071003
10thB99361305
11thA9525922
12thA924502
13thA9504400
14thB90774804
15thB90053301
16thB90333600
17thB9743300
18thB9793401
19thA9442302
20thA9482300

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2018

Inverurie had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2018: 7.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2018

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2018: 33.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2018, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years