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Moray road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Moray in 1989, and 421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1988 (270), and casualties rose from 365.

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

Collisions in 1989
305
Up 13% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
421
Up 15% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 1989

3.3% of collisions in Moray in 1989 were fatal and 23% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.3%
  • Serious7123%
  • Slight22473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious8620%
  • Slight32477%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 305, up 13% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (11%)
  • Thursday38 (12%)
  • Friday47 (15%)
  • Saturday61 (20%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (7.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.5%)
  • February28 (9.2%)
  • March24 (7.9%)
  • April21 (6.9%)
  • May26 (8.5%)
  • June21 (6.9%)
  • July37 (12%)
  • August22 (7.2%)
  • September29 (9.5%)
  • October26 (8.5%)
  • November26 (8.5%)
  • December19 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (64%)
  • Wet or damp95 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph145 (48%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph148 (49%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (95%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (54%)
  • Pedestrian59 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (14%)
  • Cyclist36 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20122 (29%)
  • 21 to 2575 (18%)
  • 26 to 3563 (15%)
  • 36 to 4539 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5517 (4%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.6%)
  • Over 7514 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (56%)
  • Passenger127 (30%)
  • Pedestrian59 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (67%)
  • Motorcycle56 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.1%)
  • Minibus8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 1989

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1989 in Moray

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Moray ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 1989.

Collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 1989

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 1989: 56, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA965675414
2ndA941273722
3rdA95182626
4thA940131604
5thA98132214
6thB9011101201
7thB908971302
8thA94261100
9thA9905902
10thB90125701
11thB90164702
12thA9203501
13thB90133401
14thB901531001
15thB91033500
16thB91022201
17thB91352200
18thA8961200
19thA921100
20thA9471100

Towns in Moray: crashes in 1989

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 1989: 60.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 1989

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 1989: 97.

Latest crashes in Moray in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 1989, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years