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Moray road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Moray in 2011, and 165 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2010 (141), and casualties fell from 171.

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

Collisions in 2011
138
Down 2% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
165
Down 4% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 2011

2.9% of collisions in Moray in 2011 were fatal and 16% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.9%
  • Serious2216%
  • Slight11281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious2415%
  • Slight13783%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 138, down 2% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 138
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (18%)
  • Wednesday22 (16%)
  • Thursday16 (12%)
  • Friday20 (14%)
  • Saturday17 (12%)
  • Sunday19 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9.4%)
  • February13 (9.4%)
  • March15 (11%)
  • April5 (3.6%)
  • May12 (8.7%)
  • June9 (6.5%)
  • July11 (8%)
  • August12 (8.7%)
  • September17 (12%)
  • October7 (5.1%)
  • November11 (8%)
  • December13 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds105 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry73 (53%)
  • Wet or damp48 (35%)
  • Snow9 (6.5%)
  • Frost or ice8 (5.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (37%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph81 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (93%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (10%)
  • Pedestrian16 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist9 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (3%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2026 (16%)
  • 21 to 2516 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3523 (14%)
  • 36 to 4530 (18%)
  • 46 to 5526 (16%)
  • 56 to 6513 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6.1%)
  • Over 757 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider113 (68%)
  • Passenger36 (22%)
  • Pedestrian16 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car164 (72%)
  • Motorcycle17 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 2011.

Collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Moray in 2011

Keith and Cullen, Moray, AB55 5DP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Moray in 2011, with 6 collisions.

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 2011

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 2011: 29, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96293517
2ndA941171921
3rdA9591312
4thA9891202
5thB91038902
6thB90105501
7thB90115500
8thA9403500
9thA9423500
10thB90163301
11thB90142300
12thB90182200
13thB90402201
14thA9391100
15thB90121100
16thB90131100
17thB90221200
18thB90891100

Towns in Moray: crashes in 2011

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 2011: 22.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 2011

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 2011: 49.

Latest crashes in Moray in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 2011, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2011.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years