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Moray road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 28 road traffic collisions in Moray in 2021, and 37 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2020 (30), and casualties fell from 44.

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

Collisions in 2021
28
Down 7% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
37
Down 16% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
11% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 2021

11% of collisions in Moray in 2021 were fatal and 46% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal311%
  • Serious1346%
  • Slight1243%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal38.1%
  • Serious1643%
  • Slight1849%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 28, down 7% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 28
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (18%)
  • Tuesday4 (14%)
  • Wednesday3 (11%)
  • Thursday2 (7.1%)
  • Friday4 (14%)
  • Saturday5 (18%)
  • Sunday5 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597 (25%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (3.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (7.1%)
  • March1 (3.6%)
  • April2 (7.1%)
  • May5 (18%)
  • June4 (14%)
  • July3 (11%)
  • August2 (7.1%)
  • October4 (14%)
  • November2 (7.1%)
  • December3 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight23 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (7.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds24 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (7.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry20 (71%)
  • Wet or damp5 (18%)
  • Frost or ice3 (11%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph8 (29%)
  • 40 mph1 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph18 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway27 (96%)
  • Roundabout1 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant17 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (19%)
  • Pedestrian5 (14%)
  • Van occupant4 (11%)
  • Cyclist2 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (2.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (2.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 152 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 207 (19%)
  • 21 to 255 (14%)
  • 26 to 351 (2.7%)
  • 36 to 455 (14%)
  • 46 to 555 (14%)
  • 56 to 653 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 752 (5.4%)
  • Over 755 (14%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider25 (68%)
  • Passenger7 (19%)
  • Pedestrian5 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car29 (60%)
  • Motorcycle7 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (6.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (2.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 and the 4 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 (4)

How Moray ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 344 of them in 2021.

Collisions
345th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
345th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Moray in 2021

Buckie, Moray, AB56 1RH area, Elgin City North, Moray, IV30 4ES area and Elgin City North, Moray, IV30 6AG area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Moray in 2021, with 1 collision each.

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 2021

The A941 and A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 2021, with 7 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9417824
2ndA9671311
3rdA9391101
4thA9421101
5thA951100
6thA981100
7thB90101101
8thB90141100
9thB90891100
10thB91021201

Towns in Moray: crashes in 2021

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 2021: 3.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 2021

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 2021: 10.

Latest crashes in Moray in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 2021, 3 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2021.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years