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Moray road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 270 road traffic collisions in Moray in 1988, and 365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1987 (295), and casualties fell from 376.

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

Collisions in 1988
270
Down 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
365
Down 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 1988

4.8% of collisions in Moray in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.8%
  • Serious6424%
  • Slight19371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal154.1%
  • Serious8222%
  • Slight26873%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 270, down 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (17%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday32 (12%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday37 (14%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (7.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.3%)
  • February20 (7.4%)
  • March16 (5.9%)
  • April20 (7.4%)
  • May19 (7%)
  • June36 (13%)
  • July24 (8.9%)
  • August27 (10%)
  • September18 (6.7%)
  • October22 (8.1%)
  • November26 (9.6%)
  • December17 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (58%)
  • Wet or damp98 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.4%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph127 (47%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph136 (50%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (96%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (57%)
  • Pedestrian59 (16%)
  • Cyclist38 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2096 (26%)
  • 21 to 2563 (17%)
  • 26 to 3550 (14%)
  • 36 to 4525 (6.8%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.2%)
  • Over 759 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (58%)
  • Passenger96 (26%)
  • Pedestrian59 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car287 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle34 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.7%)
  • Minibus5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 1988.

Collisions
325th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 1988

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 1988: 61, including 6 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9661101612
2ndA941283618
3rdA98192916
4thA95111625
5thA9425701
6thB90125902
7thB90114403
8thB90103300
9thB90163400
10thA9202201
11thA9402200
12thB90132401
13thB90152201
14thB90182200
15thB90892201
16thB91022302
17thB91032201
18thA931101
19thA9391100
20thA9521100

Towns in Moray: crashes in 1988

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 1988: 53.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 1988

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 1988: 101.

Latest crashes in Moray in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1988.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years