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Moray road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Moray in 1980, and 430 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1979 (340), and casualties fell from 489.

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

Collisions in 1980
315
Down 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
430
Down 12% on 1979
Fatal collisions
12
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 1980

3.8% of collisions in Moray in 1980 were fatal and 27% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.8%
  • Serious8627%
  • Slight21769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious11627%
  • Slight30270%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 315, down 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (11%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday33 (10%)
  • Thursday42 (13%)
  • Friday67 (21%)
  • Saturday69 (22%)
  • Sunday31 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.7%)
  • February15 (4.8%)
  • March30 (9.5%)
  • April20 (6.3%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June28 (8.9%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August31 (9.8%)
  • September23 (7.3%)
  • October30 (9.5%)
  • November20 (6.3%)
  • December30 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (59%)
  • Wet or damp108 (34%)
  • Snow13 (4.1%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (44%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph166 (53%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (24%)
  • Pedestrian64 (15%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (6%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20141 (33%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3552 (12%)
  • 36 to 4530 (7%)
  • 46 to 5536 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.2%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (56%)
  • Passenger125 (29%)
  • Pedestrian64 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car296 (59%)
  • Motorcycle97 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Moray

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Moray ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 1980.

Collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 1980

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 1980: 86, including 6 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9686136631
2ndA941324019
3rdA98162511
4thB91038913
5thA94271102
6thA9571302
7thB901171201
8thB90126902
9thB91356601
10thB90405502
11thA9204401
12thA9404600
13thB90894601
14thB90103301
15thB90082201
16thB90132402
17thB90152300
18thB90162300
19thA9391100
20thA9901100

Towns in Moray: crashes in 1980

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 1980: 50.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 1980

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 1980: 104.

Latest crashes in Moray in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 1980, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years