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Moray road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 61 road traffic collisions in Moray in 2017, and 92 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2016 (74), and casualties fell from 111.

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

Collisions in 2017
61
Down 18% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
92
Down 17% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
8.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 2017

8.2% of collisions in Moray in 2017 were fatal and 34% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal58.2%
  • Serious2134%
  • Slight3557%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal55.4%
  • Serious3437%
  • Slight5358%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 61, down 18% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 61
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (13%)
  • Tuesday5 (8.2%)
  • Wednesday8 (13%)
  • Thursday8 (13%)
  • Friday10 (16%)
  • Saturday12 (20%)
  • Sunday10 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5916 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594 (6.6%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (8.2%)
  • February5 (8.2%)
  • March4 (6.6%)
  • April7 (11%)
  • May3 (4.9%)
  • June10 (16%)
  • July7 (11%)
  • August6 (9.8%)
  • September4 (6.6%)
  • October4 (6.6%)
  • November5 (8.2%)
  • December1 (1.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight53 (87%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (8.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds55 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.6%)
  • Other2 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry47 (77%)
  • Wet or damp13 (21%)
  • Snow1 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph21 (34%)
  • 40 mph2 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph38 (62%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway54 (89%)
  • Roundabout5 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant56 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (14%)
  • Cyclist8 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian7 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 152 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 204 (4.3%)
  • 21 to 2515 (16%)
  • 26 to 3515 (16%)
  • 36 to 459 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5517 (18%)
  • 56 to 6511 (12%)
  • 66 to 7510 (11%)
  • Over 756 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider56 (61%)
  • Passenger29 (32%)
  • Pedestrian7 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car70 (67%)
  • Motorcycle14 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 344 of them in 2017.

Collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Moray in 2017

Elgin City North, Moray, IV30 1LF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Moray in 2017, with 5 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 2017

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 2017: 18, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96182523
2ndA9581303
3rdB90894501
4thA9413802
5thA9422201
6thA982401
7thB90402202
8thA9391210
9thA9901101
10thB90091100
11thB90131200
12thB90161100
13thB90181101
14thB91021101
15thB91031401

Towns in Moray: crashes in 2017

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 2017: 12.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 2017

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 2017: 24.

Latest crashes in Moray in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 2017, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years