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Aberdeenshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 123 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2025, and 187 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2024 (153), and casualties fell from 257.

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

Collisions in 2025
123
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
187
Down 27% on 2024
Fatal collisions
10
8.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
59% of collisions

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire in 2025

8.1% of collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2025 were fatal and 59% serious, against 4.4% and 27% in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal108.1%
  • Serious7359%
  • Slight4033%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal115.9%
  • Serious9651%
  • Slight8043%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 123, down 20% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 123
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (11%)
  • Tuesday16 (13%)
  • Wednesday22 (18%)
  • Thursday11 (8.9%)
  • Friday21 (17%)
  • Saturday18 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (6.5%)
  • February8 (6.5%)
  • March14 (11%)
  • April12 (9.8%)
  • May9 (7.3%)
  • June13 (11%)
  • July14 (11%)
  • August13 (11%)
  • September11 (8.9%)
  • October8 (6.5%)
  • November7 (5.7%)
  • December6 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (5.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry86 (70%)
  • Wet or damp34 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph17 (14%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph94 (76%)
  • 70 mph5 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (13%)
  • Van occupant10 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian9 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2024 (13%)
  • 21 to 2516 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3524 (13%)
  • 36 to 4522 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (17%)
  • 56 to 6529 (16%)
  • 66 to 7519 (10%)
  • Over 7510 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (71%)
  • Passenger45 (24%)
  • Pedestrian9 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car151 (70%)
  • Motorcycle25 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Aberdeenshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2025.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire in 2025

Inverurie and District, Aberdeenshire, AB51 4JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire in 2025, with 3 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A96 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire in 2025: 9, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9691215
2ndA9381105
3rdA95271615
4thA906811
5thA9446704
6thA9476813
7thA97551004
8thB91705503
9thA924803
10thA984721
11thA98041002
12thA9503402
13thA9823411
14thB90773302
15thB9773312
16thB9933402
17thA9202400
18thA9572302
19thA972711
20thB90012201

Towns in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2025

Inverurie and Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire in 2025, with 4 each.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire: crashes in 2025

AB42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire in 2025: 18.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire in 2025, 1 was fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Aberdeenshire road accidents in other years