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Moray road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Moray in 2008, and 232 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 40% on 2007 (139), and casualties rose from 177.

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

Collisions in 2008
194
Up 40% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
232
Up 31% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 2008

2.1% of collisions in Moray in 2008 were fatal and 21% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious4021%
  • Slight15077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious4821%
  • Slight17877%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 194, up 40% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 194
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday30 (15%)
  • Thursday21 (11%)
  • Friday43 (22%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.7%)
  • February19 (9.8%)
  • March22 (11%)
  • April14 (7.2%)
  • May16 (8.2%)
  • June14 (7.2%)
  • July15 (7.7%)
  • August16 (8.2%)
  • September23 (12%)
  • October17 (8.8%)
  • November11 (5.7%)
  • December14 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (53%)
  • Wet or damp80 (41%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.6%)
  • Snow4 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph71 (37%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph110 (57%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (96%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (66%)
  • Pedestrian29 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (11%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2046 (20%)
  • 21 to 2530 (13%)
  • 26 to 3536 (16%)
  • 36 to 4530 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6%)
  • Over 7510 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (72%)
  • Passenger36 (16%)
  • Pedestrian29 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car235 (76%)
  • Motorcycle25 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2008.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Moray in 2008

Elgin City North, Moray, IV30 1LF area and Elgin City North, Moray, IV30 6AG area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Moray in 2008, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 2008

The A941 had the most collisions in Moray in 2008: 33.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA941334600
2ndA96293917
3rdA95101312
4thA98101423
5thB90115501
6thA9404400
7thA9203301
8thA9423301
9thB90133300
10thB90153402
11thB90163401
12thB90183301
13thB90893300
14thA9392200
15thB90082202
16thB90102200
17thB90402200
18thB90091100
19thB90121100
20thB90141201

Towns in Moray: crashes in 2008

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 2008: 36.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 2008

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 2008: 61.

Latest crashes in Moray in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years