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Moray road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 82 road traffic collisions in Moray in 2015, and 95 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2014 (92), and casualties fell from 121.

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

Collisions in 2015
82
Down 11% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
95
Down 21% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 2015

1.2% of collisions in Moray in 2015 were fatal and 40% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.2%
  • Serious3340%
  • Slight4859%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.1%
  • Serious3739%
  • Slight5760%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 82, down 11% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 82
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (21%)
  • Tuesday11 (13%)
  • Wednesday8 (9.8%)
  • Thursday9 (11%)
  • Friday21 (26%)
  • Saturday10 (12%)
  • Sunday6 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5911 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594 (4.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (9.8%)
  • February2 (2.4%)
  • March11 (13%)
  • April9 (11%)
  • May10 (12%)
  • June6 (7.3%)
  • July6 (7.3%)
  • August9 (11%)
  • September7 (8.5%)
  • October2 (2.4%)
  • November5 (6.1%)
  • December7 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight60 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds68 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry43 (52%)
  • Wet or damp34 (41%)
  • Snow4 (4.9%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph25 (30%)
  • 40 mph4 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph51 (62%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway79 (96%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant55 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (18%)
  • Pedestrian16 (17%)
  • Cyclist4 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 153 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2014 (15%)
  • 21 to 2513 (14%)
  • 26 to 3513 (14%)
  • 36 to 4521 (22%)
  • 46 to 558 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6511 (12%)
  • 66 to 756 (6.3%)
  • Over 753 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider65 (68%)
  • Pedestrian16 (17%)
  • Passenger14 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car93 (69%)
  • Motorcycle19 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 2015.

Collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Moray in 2015

Elgin City North, Moray, IV30 1LF area, Elgin City North, Moray, IV30 6AG area and Forres, Moray, IV36 1ER area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Moray in 2015, with 3 collisions each.

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 2015

The A941 and A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 2015, with 15 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA941151713
2ndA961519010
3rdA985501
4thA954502
5thB90894401
6thB90153302
7thB91033402
8thA9392201
9thB90092201
10thB90122301
11thB90132200
12thA9201100
13thB90101301
14thB90161101
15thB90181100
16thB91021100

Towns in Moray: crashes in 2015

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 2015: 13.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 2015

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 2015: 29.

Latest crashes in Moray in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 2015, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2015.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years