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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 143 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2023, and 230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2022, and casualties fell from 237.

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

Collisions in 2023
143
Level with 2022
Casualties in 2023
230
Down 3% on 2022
Fatal collisions
7
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
53% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2023

4.9% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2023 were fatal and 53% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74.9%
  • Serious7653%
  • Slight6042%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73%
  • Serious9742%
  • Slight12655%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 143, level with 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (10%)
  • Tuesday21 (15%)
  • Wednesday29 (20%)
  • Thursday22 (15%)
  • Friday23 (16%)
  • Saturday12 (8.4%)
  • Sunday21 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.3%)
  • February11 (7.7%)
  • March20 (14%)
  • April12 (8.4%)
  • May20 (14%)
  • June15 (10%)
  • July11 (7.7%)
  • August12 (8.4%)
  • September7 (4.9%)
  • October10 (7%)
  • November8 (5.6%)
  • December8 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other4 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry85 (59%)
  • Wet or damp50 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.5%)
  • Snow3 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph27 (19%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph97 (68%)
  • 70 mph10 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian11 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 157 (3%)
  • 16 to 2036 (16%)
  • 21 to 2519 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3529 (13%)
  • 36 to 4531 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (17%)
  • 66 to 7518 (7.8%)
  • Over 7511 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (64%)
  • Passenger72 (31%)
  • Pedestrian11 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car213 (79%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 and the 7 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 (7)

How Aberdeenshire ranked among 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2023.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2023

Fraserburgh and District, Aberdeenshire, AB43 9JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire in 2023, with 6 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A96 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2023: 13, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96132507
2ndA90111825
3rdA947102012
4thA94471106
5thA9206804
6thB90016905
7thA9251901
8thA935713
9thA9851004
10thB9935502
11thA9524711
12thA9503302
13thA973402
14thB9773303
15thB90772401
16thB9742302
17thB9762202
18thB9792200
19thA9371301
20thA9391101

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2023

Fraserburgh had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2023: 7.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2023

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2023: 27.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2023, 2 were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years