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Moray road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 162 road traffic collisions in Moray in 2006, and 230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2005 (165), and casualties rose from 227.

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

Collisions in 2006
162
Down 2% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
230
Up 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 2006

3.7% of collisions in Moray in 2006 were fatal and 17% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.7%
  • Serious2817%
  • Slight12879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.5%
  • Serious3917%
  • Slight18380%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 162, down 2% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (8.6%)
  • Tuesday28 (17%)
  • Wednesday18 (11%)
  • Thursday20 (12%)
  • Friday25 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (22%)
  • Sunday21 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (3.1%)
  • February11 (6.8%)
  • March9 (5.6%)
  • April13 (8%)
  • May15 (9.3%)
  • June8 (4.9%)
  • July14 (8.6%)
  • August15 (9.3%)
  • September21 (13%)
  • October14 (8.6%)
  • November24 (15%)
  • December13 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (48%)
  • Wet or damp76 (47%)
  • Snow5 (3.1%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (31%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph104 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (89%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (68%)
  • Pedestrian29 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2044 (19%)
  • 21 to 2538 (17%)
  • 26 to 3538 (17%)
  • 36 to 4533 (14%)
  • 46 to 5519 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6513 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.2%)
  • Over 7511 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (61%)
  • Passenger60 (26%)
  • Pedestrian29 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car186 (75%)
  • Motorcycle16 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 2006.

Collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Moray in 2006

Elgin City North, Moray, IV30 1LF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Moray in 2006, with 14 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 2006

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 2006: 37, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96375535
2ndA941253101
3rdA95101511
4thA9861412
5thB90166701
6thB90405600
7thA9394501
8thA9404402
9thB90154601
10thA9423300
11thB90113600
12thB90133711
13thB91033400
14thB90122201
15thB90892300
16thB91352300
17thA9201701
18thB90081200
19thB90101301
20thB90141100

Towns in Moray: crashes in 2006

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 2006: 23.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 2006

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 2006: 53.

Latest crashes in Moray in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years