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Moray road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 301 road traffic collisions in Moray in 1984, and 420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1983 (274), and casualties rose from 381.

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

Collisions in 1984
301
Up 10% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
420
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 1984

4% of collisions in Moray in 1984 were fatal and 23% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124%
  • Serious6823%
  • Slight22173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.1%
  • Serious8520%
  • Slight32277%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 301, up 10% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (11%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (10%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday60 (20%)
  • Saturday50 (17%)
  • Sunday50 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (9.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.3%)
  • February20 (6.6%)
  • March11 (3.7%)
  • April25 (8.3%)
  • May26 (8.6%)
  • June21 (7%)
  • July26 (8.6%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September38 (13%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November28 (9.3%)
  • December26 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (61%)
  • Wet or damp100 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.7%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (47%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph151 (50%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (15%)
  • Pedestrian57 (14%)
  • Cyclist39 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20126 (30%)
  • 21 to 2562 (15%)
  • 26 to 3549 (12%)
  • 36 to 4537 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.6%)
  • Over 755 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (55%)
  • Passenger132 (31%)
  • Pedestrian57 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car319 (66%)
  • Motorcycle57 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.7%)
  • Minibus7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 1984

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1984 in Moray

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Moray ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 1984.

Collisions
312th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 1984

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 1984: 59, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA965992314
2ndA941385129
3rdA98193212
4thA942141804
5thA95121816
6thB9011121712
7thA9406801
8thB90896702
9thB90124500
10thB90404602
11thA9903500
12thB90163501
13thB91033600
14thB91353401
15thB90082400
16thB90092210
17thB90102201
18thA921200
19thA9471100
20thB90071110

Towns in Moray: crashes in 1984

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 1984: 54.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 1984

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 1984: 103.

Latest crashes in Moray in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years