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Moray road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Moray in 2004, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2003 (205), and casualties fell from 306.

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

Collisions in 2004
174
Down 15% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
236
Down 23% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 2004

2.9% of collisions in Moray in 2004 were fatal and 22% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.9%
  • Serious3822%
  • Slight13175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious4921%
  • Slight18277%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 174, down 15% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (11%)
  • Tuesday27 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (17%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday29 (17%)
  • Saturday28 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.5%)
  • February17 (9.8%)
  • March10 (5.7%)
  • April20 (11%)
  • May17 (9.8%)
  • June14 (8%)
  • July9 (5.2%)
  • August20 (11%)
  • September15 (8.6%)
  • October8 (4.6%)
  • November15 (8.6%)
  • December16 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.9%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (60%)
  • Wet or damp57 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.4%)
  • Snow4 (2.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph64 (37%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph101 (58%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (89%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (69%)
  • Pedestrian35 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2040 (17%)
  • 21 to 2517 (7.2%)
  • 26 to 3537 (16%)
  • 36 to 4543 (18%)
  • 46 to 5525 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (11%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.1%)
  • Over 756 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (64%)
  • Passenger50 (21%)
  • Pedestrian35 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car221 (79%)
  • Motorcycle20 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (6)

How Moray ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 2004.

Collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Moray in 2004

Forres, Moray, IV36 1ER area was the busiest accident hotspot in Moray in 2004, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 2004

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 2004: 33, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96335107
2ndA941202922
3rdA95101304
4thA9891512
5thB90167802
6thB910361102
7thB90895911
8thA9404400
9thB90104400
10thA9423301
11thB90113302
12thB90123602
13thB90142200
14thB90402411
15thB90081100
16thB90091200
17thB90131200
18thB90151101
19thB91351101

Towns in Moray: crashes in 2004

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 2004: 22.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 2004

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 2004: 58.

Latest crashes in Moray in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 2004, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2004.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years