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Moray road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 road traffic collisions in Moray in 2001, and 277 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2000 (187), and casualties fell from 278.

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

Collisions in 2001
178
Down 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
277
Level with 2000
Fatal collisions
7
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 2001

3.9% of collisions in Moray in 2001 were fatal and 28% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.9%
  • Serious4928%
  • Slight12269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.9%
  • Serious5821%
  • Slight21176%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 178, down 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (15%)
  • Tuesday22 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday22 (12%)
  • Friday32 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (8.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (3.4%)
  • February16 (9%)
  • March18 (10%)
  • April14 (7.9%)
  • May10 (5.6%)
  • June14 (7.9%)
  • July16 (9%)
  • August22 (12%)
  • September12 (6.7%)
  • October18 (10%)
  • November14 (7.9%)
  • December18 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (4.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other4 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry86 (48%)
  • Wet or damp72 (40%)
  • Snow11 (6.2%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph62 (35%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph109 (61%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (71%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2055 (20%)
  • 21 to 2534 (12%)
  • 26 to 3556 (20%)
  • 36 to 4537 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.3%)
  • Over 757 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (53%)
  • Passenger99 (36%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car223 (77%)
  • Motorcycle20 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.1%)
  • Minibus3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 6 busiest accident hotspots in Moray

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (6)

How Moray ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 2001.

Collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Moray in 2001

Keith and Cullen, Moray, AB55 5DP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Moray in 2001, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 2001

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 2001: 31, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA963151111
2ndA98183203
3rdA95173525
4thA941142013
5thB90166800
6thB90114401
7thB90894601
8thB90103801
9thB90153401
10thA9202200
11thA9392202
12thB90092201
13thB90122210
14thB90182301
15thB90402301
16thB91352301
17thA901301
18thA9401100
19thB90081100
20thB90131101

Towns in Moray: crashes in 2001

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 2001: 23.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 2001

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 2001: 54.

Latest crashes in Moray in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 2001, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2001.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years