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Moray road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Moray in 1982, and 449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1981 (296), and casualties rose from 444.

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

Collisions in 1982
297
Level with 1981
Casualties in 1982
449
Up 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
16
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 1982

5.4% of collisions in Moray in 1982 were fatal and 29% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal165.4%
  • Serious8729%
  • Slight19465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.8%
  • Serious13129%
  • Slight30167%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 297, level with 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (17%)
  • Tuesday33 (11%)
  • Wednesday23 (7.7%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (9.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.7%)
  • February21 (7.1%)
  • March22 (7.4%)
  • April17 (5.7%)
  • May27 (9.1%)
  • June27 (9.1%)
  • July29 (9.8%)
  • August30 (10%)
  • September27 (9.1%)
  • October27 (9.1%)
  • November18 (6.1%)
  • December29 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (54%)
  • Wet or damp106 (36%)
  • Frost or ice21 (7.1%)
  • Snow10 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph110 (37%)
  • 40 mph12 (4%)
  • 60 mph173 (58%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (17%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20125 (28%)
  • 21 to 2585 (19%)
  • 26 to 3552 (12%)
  • 36 to 4527 (6%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6536 (8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (7.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (52%)
  • Passenger165 (37%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car270 (61%)
  • Motorcycle66 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2%)
  • Minibus6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 1982.

Collisions
316th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 1982

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 1982: 57, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9657113415
2ndA9413044210
3rdA98223329
4thA95182524
5thA94281001
6thA94061100
7thB90106701
8thB90115611
9thB90405821
10thB90895802
11thB90124602
12thB91354702
13thB90093501
14thB90133602
15thB90163400
16thB91033601
17thA9202301
18thA9392402
19thA9902501
20thB90152301

Towns in Moray: crashes in 1982

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 1982: 42.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 1982

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 1982: 93.

Latest crashes in Moray in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 1982, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1982.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years