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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 143 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2022, and 237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2021 (140), and casualties rose from 190.

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

Collisions in 2022
143
Up 2% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
237
Up 25% on 2021
Fatal collisions
12
8.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
53% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2022

8.4% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2022 were fatal and 53% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal128.4%
  • Serious7653%
  • Slight5538%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal125.1%
  • Serious10544%
  • Slight12051%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 143, up 2% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 143
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (13%)
  • Tuesday18 (13%)
  • Wednesday16 (11%)
  • Thursday23 (16%)
  • Friday24 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.4%)
  • February9 (6.3%)
  • March6 (4.2%)
  • April10 (7%)
  • May10 (7%)
  • June16 (11%)
  • July18 (13%)
  • August13 (9.1%)
  • September16 (11%)
  • October11 (7.7%)
  • November11 (7.7%)
  • December11 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight103 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds113 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (66%)
  • Wet or damp43 (30%)
  • Snow3 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph28 (20%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph94 (66%)
  • 70 mph13 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway125 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (62%)
  • Van occupant22 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2042 (18%)
  • 21 to 2516 (6.8%)
  • 26 to 3532 (14%)
  • 36 to 4531 (13%)
  • 46 to 5518 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6531 (13%)
  • 66 to 7520 (8.4%)
  • Over 7517 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (61%)
  • Passenger73 (31%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car168 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (11%)
  • Motorcycle20 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 2022.

Collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2022

Banff and District, Aberdeenshire, AB45 1DY area and Peterhead North and Rattray, Aberdeenshire, AB42 2JE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2022, with 3 collisions each.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2022: 15, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90153137
2ndA92101425
3rdA94471515
4thA94771213
5thA977705
6thA9206902
7thA9361515
8thA9661305
9thA985703
10thA9524703
11thB90014603
12thB91704504
13thA9503601
14thB90773511
15thB9773301
16thB9933511
17thA9802202
18thA9812301
19thA1(M)1201
20thA9391101

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2022

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2022: 8.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2022

AB42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2022: 21.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2022, 1 was fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years