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Moray road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Moray in 1991, and 346 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (277), and casualties fell from 382.

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

Collisions in 1991
258
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
346
Down 9% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 1991

2.7% of collisions in Moray in 1991 were fatal and 22% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious5622%
  • Slight19576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious6920%
  • Slight26978%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 258, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (9.3%)
  • Thursday30 (12%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (21%)
  • Sunday37 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (2.7%)
  • February17 (6.6%)
  • March25 (9.7%)
  • April21 (8.1%)
  • May18 (7%)
  • June25 (9.7%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September33 (13%)
  • October21 (8.1%)
  • November20 (7.8%)
  • December15 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (60%)
  • Wet or damp90 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.1%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (44%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph140 (54%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (57%)
  • Pedestrian60 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (12%)
  • Cyclist30 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2089 (26%)
  • 21 to 2541 (12%)
  • 26 to 3557 (16%)
  • 36 to 4529 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.2%)
  • Over 757 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (57%)
  • Passenger88 (25%)
  • Pedestrian60 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car308 (72%)
  • Motorcycle41 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 1991.

Collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 1991

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 1991: 52, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA965268112
2ndA941376007
3rdA98182615
4thA95111613
5thB90119901
6thA94281011
7thB90105501
8thB901351111
9thB90404503
10thA9903301
11thB90153301
12thB91033301
13thB91353401
14thB90092201
15thB90142300
16thB90162200
17thB91022501
18thA8341100
19thA9391100
20thA9401200

Towns in Moray: crashes in 1991

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 1991: 41.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 1991

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 1991: 85.

Latest crashes in Moray in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 1991, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years