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Moray road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 139 road traffic collisions in Moray in 2007, and 177 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2006 (162), and casualties fell from 230.

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

Collisions in 2007
139
Down 14% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
177
Down 23% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 2007

4.3% of collisions in Moray in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.3%
  • Serious2216%
  • Slight11180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal74%
  • Serious2514%
  • Slight14582%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 139, down 14% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 139
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (25%)
  • Tuesday23 (17%)
  • Wednesday15 (11%)
  • Thursday14 (10%)
  • Friday12 (8.6%)
  • Saturday25 (18%)
  • Sunday15 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.6%)
  • February11 (7.9%)
  • March9 (6.5%)
  • April8 (5.8%)
  • May17 (12%)
  • June10 (7.2%)
  • July16 (12%)
  • August9 (6.5%)
  • September11 (7.9%)
  • October9 (6.5%)
  • November13 (9.4%)
  • December14 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry73 (53%)
  • Wet or damp54 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (4.3%)
  • Snow4 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph46 (33%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph87 (63%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway128 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (66%)
  • Pedestrian23 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (12%)
  • Cyclist9 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2040 (23%)
  • 21 to 2515 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3526 (15%)
  • 36 to 4530 (17%)
  • 46 to 5513 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6511 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.2%)
  • Over 756 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider104 (59%)
  • Passenger50 (28%)
  • Pedestrian23 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car167 (73%)
  • Motorcycle23 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 2007.

Collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Moray in 2007

Elgin City North, Moray, IV30 1LF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Moray in 2007, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 2007

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 2007: 25, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96253822
2ndA941222406
3rdA956711
4thB90406801
5thA9425500
6thA985700
7thB90165812
8thA9404711
9thB91034502
10thB90113300
11thB90143400
12thB90082310
13thB90102200
14thA9901100
15thB90091101
16thB90121100
17thB90151100
18thB90891300
19thB91021100
20thB91351200

Towns in Moray: crashes in 2007

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 2007: 20.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 2007

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 2007: 46.

Latest crashes in Moray in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years