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Moray road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 187 road traffic collisions in Moray in 2000, and 278 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1999 (158), and casualties rose from 215.

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

Collisions in 2000
187
Up 18% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
278
Up 29% on 1999
Fatal collisions
13
7% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 2000

7% of collisions in Moray in 2000 were fatal and 18% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal137%
  • Serious3318%
  • Slight14175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal155.4%
  • Serious5018%
  • Slight21377%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 187, up 18% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (19%)
  • Tuesday29 (16%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday24 (13%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday18 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (6.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (11%)
  • February18 (9.6%)
  • March6 (3.2%)
  • April16 (8.6%)
  • May15 (8%)
  • June16 (8.6%)
  • July16 (8.6%)
  • August15 (8%)
  • September16 (8.6%)
  • October17 (9.1%)
  • November13 (7%)
  • December19 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp86 (46%)
  • Dry85 (45%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.2%)
  • Snow4 (2.1%)
  • Mud3 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph64 (34%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph117 (63%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (93%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (71%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5%)
  • 16 to 2056 (20%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3555 (20%)
  • 36 to 4545 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (12%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.5%)
  • Over 755 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider162 (58%)
  • Passenger91 (33%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car255 (77%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 2000.

Collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 2000

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 2000: 43, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA964377114
2ndA941182530
3rdA95142132
4thA98142012
5thB901251401
6thA9404820
7thB90144601
8thB90154501
9thB91033401
10thA9392300
11thA9422201
12thB90082301
13thB90402300
14thB91352200
15thA9901100
16thB90091210
17thB9011101
18thB90111200
19thB90131101
20thB90891210

Towns in Moray: crashes in 2000

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 2000: 19.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 2000

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 2000: 47.

Latest crashes in Moray in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 2000, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2000.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years