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Moray road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 74 road traffic collisions in Moray in 2016, and 111 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2015 (82), and casualties rose from 95.

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

Collisions in 2016
74
Down 10% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
111
Up 17% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
6.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 2016

6.8% of collisions in Moray in 2016 were fatal and 38% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal56.8%
  • Serious2838%
  • Slight4155%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal65.4%
  • Serious4541%
  • Slight6054%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 74, down 10% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 74
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday8 (11%)
  • Wednesday11 (15%)
  • Thursday17 (23%)
  • Friday9 (12%)
  • Saturday8 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (5.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593 (4.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5910 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (5.4%)
  • February3 (4.1%)
  • March7 (9.5%)
  • April10 (14%)
  • May7 (9.5%)
  • June6 (8.1%)
  • July9 (12%)
  • August6 (8.1%)
  • September5 (6.8%)
  • October8 (11%)
  • November4 (5.4%)
  • December5 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight55 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds60 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry43 (58%)
  • Wet or damp23 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (8.1%)
  • Snow2 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph24 (32%)
  • 40 mph3 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph47 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway68 (92%)
  • Roundabout6 (8.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant81 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (11%)
  • Pedestrian9 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist6 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (9%)
  • 16 to 2017 (15%)
  • 21 to 2513 (12%)
  • 26 to 3518 (16%)
  • 36 to 4510 (9%)
  • 46 to 5514 (13%)
  • 56 to 6512 (11%)
  • 66 to 754 (3.6%)
  • Over 759 (8.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider66 (59%)
  • Passenger36 (32%)
  • Pedestrian9 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car94 (75%)
  • Motorcycle12 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 and the 5 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 (5)

How Moray ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 2016.

Collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Moray in 2016

Buckie, Moray, AB56 1RH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Moray in 2016, with 4 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 2016

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 2016: 17, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96172806
2ndA941111305
3rdA954901
4thB90894720
5thA9423301
6thA983511
7thB90102511
8thB90152200
9thB90402301
10thA9391101
11thB90081201
12thB90111100
13thB90141101
14thB90161510
15thB90181101
16thB90221100
17thB91021101
18thB91031300

Towns in Moray: crashes in 2016

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 2016: 9.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 2016

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 2016: 25.

Latest crashes in Moray in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 2016, 3 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2016.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years