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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 153 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2024, and 257 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2023 (143), and casualties rose from 230.

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

Collisions in 2024
153
Up 7% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
257
Up 12% on 2023
Fatal collisions
12
7.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
54% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2024

7.8% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2024 were fatal and 54% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal127.8%
  • Serious8254%
  • Slight5939%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal135.1%
  • Serious12348%
  • Slight12147%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 153, up 7% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 153
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday25 (16%)
  • Wednesday20 (13%)
  • Thursday19 (12%)
  • Friday17 (11%)
  • Saturday30 (20%)
  • Sunday23 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.2%)
  • February6 (3.9%)
  • March11 (7.2%)
  • April14 (9.2%)
  • May18 (12%)
  • June17 (11%)
  • July9 (5.9%)
  • August13 (8.5%)
  • September12 (7.8%)
  • October13 (8.5%)
  • November14 (9.2%)
  • December18 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry87 (57%)
  • Wet or damp56 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (5.2%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph32 (21%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph97 (63%)
  • 70 mph10 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Cyclist3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.8%)
  • 16 to 2032 (12%)
  • 21 to 2523 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3537 (14%)
  • 36 to 4541 (16%)
  • 46 to 5522 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6550 (19%)
  • 66 to 7528 (11%)
  • Over 7514 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (65%)
  • Passenger72 (28%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car199 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (8%)
  • Motorcycle18 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 2024.

Collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2024

Inverurie and District, Aberdeenshire, AB51 3PN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire in 2024, with 4 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A90 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2024: 15, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA90152819
2ndA947101915
3rdA9381024
4thA926906
5thB900161212
6thA9575812
7thA965712
8thB91705703
9thA9204904
10thA9524611
11thA984903
12thB9774612
13thA9503703
14thA973301
15thA9813602
16thB90253802
17thB907731212
18thB9763902
19thB9993402
20thA9442300

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2024

Inverurie had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2024: 7.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2024

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2024: 22.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2024, 2 were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years