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Moray road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in Moray in 1986, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1985 (315), and casualties fell from 466.

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

Collisions in 1986
257
Down 18% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
383
Down 18% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 1986

4.3% of collisions in Moray in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114.3%
  • Serious6525%
  • Slight18170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious10628%
  • Slight26669%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 257, down 18% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (12%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (21%)
  • Sunday23 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.6%)
  • February17 (6.6%)
  • March20 (7.8%)
  • April18 (7%)
  • May12 (4.7%)
  • June25 (9.7%)
  • July27 (11%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September23 (8.9%)
  • October21 (8.2%)
  • November21 (8.2%)
  • December27 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (59%)
  • Wet or damp78 (30%)
  • Frost or ice20 (7.8%)
  • Snow8 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (46%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph132 (51%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (96%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (58%)
  • Pedestrian60 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (12%)
  • Cyclist31 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20103 (27%)
  • 21 to 2566 (17%)
  • 26 to 3549 (13%)
  • 36 to 4543 (11%)
  • 46 to 5519 (5%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.3%)
  • Over 7513 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (51%)
  • Passenger127 (33%)
  • Pedestrian60 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car267 (65%)
  • Motorcycle45 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.4%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 1986.

Collisions
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 1986

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 1986: 61, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA966197312
2ndA941264129
3rdA98153118
4thA942121501
5thA9591314
6thA9407820
7thB901261301
8thB90896802
9thB90153501
10thB90163611
11thB90403601
12thA9202300
13thA9902401
14thB90082200
15thB90112400
16thB91032301
17thB91352201
18thA921101
19thB90091301
20thB90101100

Towns in Moray: crashes in 1986

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 1986: 45.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 1986

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 1986: 90.

Latest crashes in Moray in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 1986, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1986.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years