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Moray road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in Moray in 1990, and 382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1989 (305), and casualties fell from 421.

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

Collisions in 1990
277
Down 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
382
Down 9% on 1989
Fatal collisions
10
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 1990

3.6% of collisions in Moray in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.6%
  • Serious5419%
  • Slight21377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.4%
  • Serious7018%
  • Slight29978%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 277, down 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (12%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (11%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (18%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (8.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (4.7%)
  • February20 (7.2%)
  • March21 (7.6%)
  • April19 (6.9%)
  • May22 (7.9%)
  • June23 (8.3%)
  • July23 (8.3%)
  • August28 (10%)
  • September29 (10%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November21 (7.6%)
  • December27 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (60%)
  • Wet or damp99 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.9%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (41%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph154 (56%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (96%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (14%)
  • Pedestrian51 (13%)
  • Cyclist39 (10%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1028 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2090 (24%)
  • 21 to 2573 (19%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4541 (11%)
  • 46 to 5518 (4.7%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 756 (1.6%)
  • Over 759 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (58%)
  • Passenger111 (29%)
  • Pedestrian51 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (64%)
  • Motorcycle51 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.1%)
  • Minibus12 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 1990.

Collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 1990

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 1990: 52, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA965277410
2ndA9413450210
3rdA95121712
4thA98111701
5thA94291721
6thB908981401
7thB90115700
8thB90125602
9thB90135501
10thA9394710
11thB91354401
12thA9203601
13thB90083601
14thB90103301
15thB90153401
16thB90163401
17thA9502200
18thB90072300
19thB90402501
20thA9401100

Towns in Moray: crashes in 1990

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 1990: 33.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 1990

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 1990: 86.

Latest crashes in Moray in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 1990, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years