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Moray road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 296 road traffic collisions in Moray in 1981, and 444 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1980 (315), and casualties rose from 430.

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

Collisions in 1981
296
Down 6% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
444
Up 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 1981

3.4% of collisions in Moray in 1981 were fatal and 30% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.4%
  • Serious8930%
  • Slight19767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious11626%
  • Slight31671%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 296, down 6% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (16%)
  • Tuesday28 (9.5%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday57 (19%)
  • Saturday48 (16%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.4%)
  • February17 (5.7%)
  • March24 (8.1%)
  • April21 (7.1%)
  • May21 (7.1%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July26 (8.8%)
  • August27 (9.1%)
  • September24 (8.1%)
  • October25 (8.4%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December26 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (59%)
  • Wet or damp81 (27%)
  • Frost or ice26 (8.8%)
  • Snow13 (4.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph118 (40%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph165 (56%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (17%)
  • Pedestrian55 (12%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.5%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20131 (30%)
  • 21 to 2573 (16%)
  • 26 to 3552 (12%)
  • 36 to 4545 (10%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.1%)
  • Over 7511 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (52%)
  • Passenger160 (36%)
  • Pedestrian55 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car287 (63%)
  • Motorcycle71 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 1981.

Collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 1981

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 1981: 69, including 5 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9669110521
2ndA941284017
3rdA95142414
4thA98132417
5thB9011131905
6thA94081203
7thB910381002
8thB901271301
9thA9424402
10thB90104801
11thB90894811
12thB91024600
13thB90143401
14thB90153301
15thB90163702
16thB90403401
17thA9202400
18thA9902801
19thB90082301
20thB90132302

Towns in Moray: crashes in 1981

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 1981: 51.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 1981

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 1981: 107.

Latest crashes in Moray in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 1981, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years