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Moray road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 165 road traffic collisions in Moray in 2005, and 227 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2004 (174), and casualties fell from 236.

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

Collisions in 2005
165
Down 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
227
Down 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 2005

5.5% of collisions in Moray in 2005 were fatal and 15% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal95.5%
  • Serious2515%
  • Slight13179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal104.4%
  • Serious2913%
  • Slight18883%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 165, down 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (18%)
  • Tuesday19 (12%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday21 (13%)
  • Saturday28 (17%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.5%)
  • February11 (6.7%)
  • March6 (3.6%)
  • April14 (8.5%)
  • May15 (9.1%)
  • June15 (9.1%)
  • July12 (7.3%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September14 (8.5%)
  • October15 (9.1%)
  • November19 (12%)
  • December12 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry84 (51%)
  • Wet or damp74 (45%)
  • Snow5 (3%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (36%)
  • 40 mph14 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph87 (53%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (88%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (63%)
  • Pedestrian25 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist19 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2037 (16%)
  • 21 to 2517 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3541 (18%)
  • 36 to 4547 (21%)
  • 46 to 5520 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.2%)
  • Over 757 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (67%)
  • Passenger51 (22%)
  • Pedestrian25 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car190 (69%)
  • Motorcycle22 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 2005.

Collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Moray in 2005

Elgin City North, Moray, IV30 1LF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Moray in 2005, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 2005

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 2005: 48, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96486519
2ndA941172611
3rdA95111210
4thA9871402
5thB908961001
6thA9405510
7thB90114801
8thB91354700
9thB90123410
10thB90143300
11thA9392310
12thB90082401
13thB90402201
14thA9201100
15thA9421200
16thA971201
17thA9901100
18thB90131100
19thB90151110
20thB90161101

Towns in Moray: crashes in 2005

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 2005: 23.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 2005

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 2005: 53.

Latest crashes in Moray in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 2005, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years