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Moray road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 37 road traffic collisions in Moray in 2023, and 50 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2022, and casualties rose from 49.

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

Collisions in 2023
37
Level with 2022
Casualties in 2023
50
Up 2% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
54% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 2023

2.7% of collisions in Moray in 2023 were fatal and 54% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal12.7%
  • Serious2054%
  • Slight1643%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal12%
  • Serious2244%
  • Slight2754%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 37, level with 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2 (5.4%)
  • Tuesday3 (8.1%)
  • Wednesday5 (14%)
  • Thursday6 (16%)
  • Friday8 (22%)
  • Saturday8 (22%)
  • Sunday5 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592 (5.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (30%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (2.7%)

Collisions by month

  • February4 (11%)
  • March1 (2.7%)
  • April4 (11%)
  • May3 (8.1%)
  • June4 (11%)
  • July4 (11%)
  • August3 (8.1%)
  • September4 (11%)
  • October1 (2.7%)
  • November3 (8.1%)
  • December6 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight27 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds31 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (14%)
  • Other1 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry26 (70%)
  • Wet or damp10 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph12 (32%)
  • 50 mph2 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph22 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway36 (97%)
  • Roundabout1 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant26 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (16%)
  • Pedestrian8 (16%)
  • Cyclist5 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (4%)
  • Van occupant1 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2%)
  • 6 to 102 (4%)
  • 11 to 153 (6%)
  • 16 to 204 (8%)
  • 26 to 359 (18%)
  • 36 to 455 (10%)
  • 46 to 5512 (24%)
  • 56 to 658 (16%)
  • 66 to 754 (8%)
  • Over 752 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider33 (66%)
  • Passenger9 (18%)
  • Pedestrian8 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car45 (68%)
  • Motorcycle7 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 340 of them in 2023.

Collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Moray in 2023

Elgin City North, Moray, IV30 1LF area and Elgin City North, Moray, IV30 6AG area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Moray in 2023, with 3 collisions each.

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 2023

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 2023: 11, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96111916
2ndA9416603
3rdA983303
4thA952301
5thA9401300
6thA9901100
7thB90111201
8thB90151100
9thB90891200
10thB91021101

Towns in Moray: crashes in 2023

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 2023: 9.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 2023

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 2023: 18.

Latest crashes in Moray in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 2023, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years