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Moray road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,431 road traffic collisions in Moray from 1979 to 2025, and 11,706 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 350 were fatal and 2,044 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 46 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (50), and casualties fell from 67 to 65.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
8,431
20th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
11,706
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
350
4.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
46
Down 8% on 2024

Crash severity in Moray

4.2% of collisions in Moray from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3504.2%
  • Serious2,04424%
  • Slight6,03772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3993.4%
  • Serious2,64123%
  • Slight8,66674%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. In 2025 there were 46, down 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 46
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254665
20245067
20233750
20223749
20212837
20203044
20195381
20184972
20176192
201674111
20158295
201492121
2013122155
2012126166
2011138165
2010141171
2009197268
2008194232
2007139177
2006162230
2005165227
2004174236
2003205306
2002170234
2001178277
2000187278
1999158215
1998190290
1997235354
1996177239
1995209283
1994215294
1993228311
1992282362
1991258346
1990277382
1989305421
1988270365
1987295376
1986257383
1985315466
1984301420
1983274381
1982297449
1981296444
1980315430
1979340489

When and where crashes happen in Moray

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,182 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,144 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,037 (12%)
  • Thursday1,188 (14%)
  • Friday1,446 (17%)
  • Saturday1,387 (16%)
  • Sunday1,047 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59492 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59167 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59842 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,064 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,493 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,411 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59844 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January647 (7.7%)
  • February597 (7.1%)
  • March653 (7.7%)
  • April608 (7.2%)
  • May723 (8.6%)
  • June734 (8.7%)
  • July774 (9.2%)
  • August798 (9.5%)
  • September796 (9.4%)
  • October693 (8.2%)
  • November700 (8.3%)
  • December708 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,886 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,519 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit976 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,557 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,083 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds209 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds174 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds123 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds68 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist41 (0.5%)
  • Other135 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded41 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry4,736 (56%)
  • Wet or damp3,040 (36%)
  • Frost or ice368 (4.4%)
  • Snow259 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep16 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (0.1%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph10 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph3,302 (39%)
  • 40 mph295 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph37 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph4,766 (57%)
  • 70 mph11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,983 (95%)
  • Roundabout201 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road105 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (1%)
  • Not recorded59 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Moray

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant6,912 (59%)
  • Pedestrian1,589 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist1,373 (12%)
  • Cyclist892 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant358 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant159 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)142 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant122 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant77 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant70 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5300 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10585 (5%)
  • 11 to 15768 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 202,573 (22%)
  • 21 to 251,659 (14%)
  • 26 to 351,807 (15%)
  • 36 to 451,333 (11%)
  • 46 to 551,041 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 65793 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 75496 (4.2%)
  • Over 75351 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider6,781 (58%)
  • Passenger3,336 (28%)
  • Pedestrian1,589 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car9,487 (69%)
  • Motorcycle1,347 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle924 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes698 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes581 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle206 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach149 (1.1%)
  • Minibus132 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car120 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle43 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Moray

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 6 busiest accident hotspots in Moray

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (6)

How Moray ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had the 20th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
20th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
20th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
36th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
329thWest Devon9,08213,0842111,971
330thHarlow9,07411,3131151,841
331stTamworth8,51711,185100980
332ndMoray (this area)8,43111,7063502,044
333rdMaldon8,41611,4701562,102
334thRibble Valley8,29112,1012342,000
335thAdur8,26910,4141221,549

Accident hotspots in Moray

Elgin City North, Moray, IV30 1LF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Moray, with 150 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Moray with the most crashes

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray from 1979 to 2025: 1,832, including 116 fatal and 458 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA961,8322,837116458
2ndA9419861,38549238
3rdA9546067327122
4thA9845775033115
5thA942185248536
6thB9011178230543
7thA9401742311529
8thB9103138202448
9thB9089134198733
10thB9012121180337
11thB9016110153424
12thB904099145628
13thB901095126128
14thB901587116523
15thB901378114322
16thB90146987114
17thB90086094324
18thA9395888320
19thB91355675115
20thA9204870110

Towns in Moray

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray from 1979 to 2025: 1,293.

Postcode districts in Moray

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray from 1979 to 2025: 2,822.

Latest crashes in Moray

Of the latest 24 crashes in Moray, 2 were fatal and 14 were serious. The most recent was on 21 December 2025.

Severity