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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 118 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2020, and 166 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 40% on 2019 (197), and casualties fell from 287.

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

Collisions in 2020
118
Down 40% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
166
Down 42% on 2019
Fatal collisions
7
5.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
58% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2020

5.9% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2020 were fatal and 58% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal75.9%
  • Serious6958%
  • Slight4236%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal74.2%
  • Serious8853%
  • Slight7143%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 118, down 40% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 118
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (11%)
  • Tuesday21 (18%)
  • Wednesday14 (12%)
  • Thursday18 (15%)
  • Friday22 (19%)
  • Saturday18 (15%)
  • Sunday12 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (6.8%)
  • February11 (9.3%)
  • March4 (3.4%)
  • April11 (9.3%)
  • May3 (2.5%)
  • June4 (3.4%)
  • July12 (10%)
  • August12 (10%)
  • September12 (10%)
  • October15 (13%)
  • November10 (8.5%)
  • December16 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight81 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (53%)
  • Wet or damp45 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (5.9%)
  • Snow2 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph19 (16%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph80 (68%)
  • 70 mph11 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (9%)
  • Pedestrian8 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2025 (15%)
  • 21 to 2516 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3525 (15%)
  • 36 to 4524 (14%)
  • 46 to 5517 (10%)
  • 56 to 6523 (14%)
  • 66 to 7519 (11%)
  • Over 754 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider119 (72%)
  • Passenger39 (23%)
  • Pedestrian8 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car140 (69%)
  • Motorcycle17 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 and the 5 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 (5)

How Aberdeenshire ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 2020.

Collisions
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2020

Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford, Aberdeenshire, AB54 8JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire in 2020, with 2 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2020

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2020: 19, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA901928410
2ndA94771014
3rdA976704
4thA965704
5thA9851004
6thA9204402
7thA934603
8thB91704403
9thA9573601
10thA9813401
11thB9993402
12thA9442300
13thA9482402
14thA9522601
15thB90302201
16thB90772211
17thB9742301
18thB9762202
19thB9932301
20thB9942201

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2020

Fraserburgh and Huntly had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2020, with 3 each.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2020

AB41 and AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2020, with 12 each.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2020, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years