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Moray road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 49 road traffic collisions in Moray in 2018, and 72 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2017 (61), and casualties fell from 92.

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

Collisions in 2018
49
Down 20% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
72
Down 22% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
10% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 2018

10% of collisions in Moray in 2018 were fatal and 31% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal510%
  • Serious1531%
  • Slight2959%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal913%
  • Serious2535%
  • Slight3853%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 49, down 20% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 49
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (12%)
  • Tuesday4 (8.2%)
  • Wednesday12 (24%)
  • Thursday7 (14%)
  • Friday7 (14%)
  • Saturday5 (10%)
  • Sunday8 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (39%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (10%)
  • February3 (6.1%)
  • March3 (6.1%)
  • April3 (6.1%)
  • May7 (14%)
  • June4 (8.2%)
  • July4 (8.2%)
  • August3 (6.1%)
  • September7 (14%)
  • October3 (6.1%)
  • November4 (8.2%)
  • December3 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight35 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds39 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2%)
  • Other2 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry31 (63%)
  • Wet or damp17 (35%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (2%)
  • 30 mph18 (37%)
  • 40 mph1 (2%)
  • 60 mph29 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway43 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant36 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (14%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (11%)
  • Pedestrian7 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist5 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 151 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 204 (5.6%)
  • 21 to 2511 (15%)
  • 26 to 357 (9.7%)
  • 36 to 4513 (18%)
  • 46 to 5514 (19%)
  • 56 to 656 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (11%)
  • Over 754 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider48 (67%)
  • Passenger17 (24%)
  • Pedestrian7 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car61 (65%)
  • Motorcycle10 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (3.2%)
  • Minibus2 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 2018.

Collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Moray in 2018

Elgin City North, Moray, IV30 1LF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Moray in 2018, with 5 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 2018

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 2018: 11, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96112113
2ndA94171105
3rdA955704
4thB90152520
5thA9401200
6thA981110
7thB90081101
8thB90111100
9thB90121100
10thB91031100

Towns in Moray: crashes in 2018

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 2018: 12.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 2018

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 2018: 23.

Latest crashes in Moray in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 2018, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years