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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2019, and 287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2018 (239), and casualties fell from 347.

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

Collisions in 2019
197
Down 18% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
287
Down 17% on 2018
Fatal collisions
9
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2019

4.6% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2019 were fatal and 41% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.6%
  • Serious8041%
  • Slight10855%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113.8%
  • Serious10938%
  • Slight16758%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 197, down 18% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 197
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (18%)
  • Wednesday22 (11%)
  • Thursday37 (19%)
  • Friday18 (9.1%)
  • Saturday32 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.6%)
  • February22 (11%)
  • March16 (8.1%)
  • April21 (11%)
  • May23 (12%)
  • June18 (9.1%)
  • July18 (9.1%)
  • August15 (7.6%)
  • September15 (7.6%)
  • October14 (7.1%)
  • November9 (4.6%)
  • December9 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (58%)
  • Wet or damp71 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.6%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph35 (18%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph135 (69%)
  • 70 mph19 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2032 (11%)
  • 21 to 2530 (10%)
  • 26 to 3548 (17%)
  • 36 to 4538 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (15%)
  • 66 to 7526 (9.1%)
  • Over 7515 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (68%)
  • Passenger74 (26%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car267 (77%)
  • Motorcycle26 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 and the 9 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 (9)

How Aberdeenshire ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 2019.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2019

Peterhead North and Rattray, Aberdeenshire, AB42 1QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire in 2019, with 7 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2019: 26, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA902645112
2ndA96142016
3rdA947111505
4thA92101915
5thA938903
6thA94861214
7thA986802
8thB90016601
9thB91706602
10thA9505602
11thA975721
12thA9204402
13thA9444702
14thA9824701
15thB9774611
16thB9994400
17thA9523401
18thA9813510
19thB902231011
20thB91193702

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2019

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2019: 12.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2019

AB42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2019: 33.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2019, 2 were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2019.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years