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Moray road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 50 road traffic collisions in Moray in 2024, and 67 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 35% on 2023 (37), and casualties rose from 50.

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

Collisions in 2024
50
Up 35% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
67
Up 34% on 2023
Fatal collisions
8
16% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
54% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 2024

16% of collisions in Moray in 2024 were fatal and 54% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal816%
  • Serious2754%
  • Slight1530%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal913%
  • Serious3451%
  • Slight2436%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 50, up 35% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 50
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (20%)
  • Tuesday10 (20%)
  • Wednesday5 (10%)
  • Thursday5 (10%)
  • Friday7 (14%)
  • Saturday8 (16%)
  • Sunday5 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597 (14%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (4%)
  • February1 (2%)
  • March5 (10%)
  • April2 (4%)
  • May8 (16%)
  • June4 (8%)
  • July8 (16%)
  • August5 (10%)
  • September6 (12%)
  • October6 (12%)
  • November3 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight37 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds42 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2%)
  • Other2 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry38 (76%)
  • Wet or damp11 (22%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph10 (20%)
  • 40 mph3 (6%)
  • 60 mph37 (74%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway47 (94%)
  • Roundabout2 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant32 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (19%)
  • Pedestrian11 (16%)
  • Cyclist3 (4.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (4.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 152 (3%)
  • 16 to 207 (10%)
  • 21 to 252 (3%)
  • 26 to 3510 (15%)
  • 36 to 4511 (16%)
  • 46 to 5516 (24%)
  • 56 to 6511 (16%)
  • 66 to 756 (9%)
  • Over 752 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider38 (57%)
  • Passenger18 (27%)
  • Pedestrian11 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car53 (65%)
  • Motorcycle14 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (2.4%)
  • Minibus1 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 2024.

Collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Moray in 2024

Buckie, Moray, AB56 1RH area and Elgin City North, Moray, IV30 1LF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Moray in 2024, with 2 collisions each.

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 2024

The A941 had the most collisions in Moray in 2024: 10, including 4 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA941101643
2ndA9691215
3rdA953403
4thA982301
5thB90122302
6thA9391101
7thA9421100
8thA9901101
9thB90081101
10thB90091300
11thB90131101
12thB90161101
13thB90181101
14thB90401110
15thB91031101

Towns in Moray: crashes in 2024

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 2024: 5.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 2024

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 2024: 16.

Latest crashes in Moray in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 2024, 4 were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 24 November 2024.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years