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Moray road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in Moray in 1979, and 489 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,431 collisions in Moray.

Collisions in 1979
340
Casualties in 1979
489
Fatal collisions
15
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 1979

4.4% of collisions in Moray in 1979 were fatal and 29% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.4%
  • Serious9929%
  • Slight22666%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.1%
  • Serious12125%
  • Slight35372%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 340.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (11%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday73 (21%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday50 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (7.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.4%)
  • February22 (6.5%)
  • March42 (12%)
  • April19 (5.6%)
  • May29 (8.5%)
  • June29 (8.5%)
  • July29 (8.5%)
  • August30 (8.8%)
  • September31 (9.1%)
  • October21 (6.2%)
  • November25 (7.4%)
  • December31 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (53%)
  • Wet or damp98 (29%)
  • Frost or ice32 (9.4%)
  • Snow30 (8.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (40%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph193 (57%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (19%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20139 (28%)
  • 21 to 2569 (14%)
  • 26 to 3562 (13%)
  • 36 to 4540 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (59%)
  • Passenger136 (28%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (59%)
  • Motorcycle89 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Moray

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Moray ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 1979.

Collisions
294th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
292nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 1979

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 1979: 84, including 6 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9684133626
2ndA941416329
3rdA95162307
4thA98152226
5thA94071101
6thA94271102
7thB901171003
8thB90106803
9thB901261114
10thB910351511
11thB90894602
12thB91354512
13thB90083502
14thB90153400
15thA9202300
16thA9392201
17thB90132601
18thB90162200
19thB90402200
20thA921201

Towns in Moray: crashes in 1979

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 1979: 63.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 1979

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 1979: 129.

Latest crashes in Moray in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 1979, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years