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Moray road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 37 road traffic collisions in Moray in 2022, and 49 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were up 32% on 2021 (28), and casualties rose from 37.

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

Collisions in 2022
37
Up 32% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
49
Up 32% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
11% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
49% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 2022

11% of collisions in Moray in 2022 were fatal and 49% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal411%
  • Serious1849%
  • Slight1541%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal48.2%
  • Serious1939%
  • Slight2653%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 37, up 32% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 37
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (8.1%)
  • Tuesday5 (14%)
  • Wednesday5 (14%)
  • Thursday8 (22%)
  • Friday7 (19%)
  • Saturday6 (16%)
  • Sunday3 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5912 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (8.1%)
  • March2 (5.4%)
  • April4 (11%)
  • May2 (5.4%)
  • June3 (8.1%)
  • July5 (14%)
  • August2 (5.4%)
  • September2 (5.4%)
  • October7 (19%)
  • November5 (14%)
  • December2 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight30 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds33 (89%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (5.4%)
  • Raining, no high winds1 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry29 (78%)
  • Wet or damp6 (16%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2.7%)
  • Snow1 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph9 (24%)
  • 50 mph2 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph26 (70%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway34 (92%)
  • Roundabout3 (8.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant29 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (20%)
  • Cyclist6 (12%)
  • Pedestrian3 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant1 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (2%)
  • 11 to 152 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 204 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 252 (4.1%)
  • 26 to 354 (8.2%)
  • 36 to 453 (6.1%)
  • 46 to 5510 (20%)
  • 56 to 659 (18%)
  • 66 to 758 (16%)
  • Over 756 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider37 (76%)
  • Passenger9 (18%)
  • Pedestrian3 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car40 (65%)
  • Motorcycle10 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 and the 3 busiest accident hotspots in Moray

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (3)

How Moray ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 2022.

Collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Moray in 2022

Elgin City North, Moray, IV30 1LF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Moray in 2022, with 2 collisions.

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 2022

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 2022: 8, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9681505
2ndB91034603
3rdA983311
4thA9412200
5thA9422202
6thB90152201
7thA9201110
8thA9391101
9thA951101
10thB90101100
11thB90131101
12thB90141101
13thB90891100

Towns in Moray: crashes in 2022

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 2022: 6.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 2022

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 2022: 16.

Latest crashes in Moray in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 2022, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years