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Moray road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 46 road traffic collisions in Moray in 2025, and 65 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2024 (50), and casualties fell from 67.

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

Collisions in 2025
46
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
65
Down 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
7
15% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
48% of collisions

Crash severity in Moray in 2025

15% of collisions in Moray in 2025 were fatal and 48% serious, against 4.2% and 24% in Moray from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal715%
  • Serious2248%
  • Slight1737%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal914%
  • Serious3148%
  • Slight2538%

Moray road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moray, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 340 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 46, down 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 46
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (13%)
  • Tuesday8 (17%)
  • Wednesday8 (17%)
  • Thursday4 (8.7%)
  • Friday7 (15%)
  • Saturday6 (13%)
  • Sunday7 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (8.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5912 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:590 (0%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (11%)
  • February6 (13%)
  • March1 (2.2%)
  • April1 (2.2%)
  • May2 (4.3%)
  • June5 (11%)
  • July4 (8.7%)
  • August7 (15%)
  • September6 (13%)
  • October3 (6.5%)
  • November4 (8.7%)
  • December2 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight33 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds40 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (4.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.2%)
  • Other2 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry30 (65%)
  • Wet or damp14 (30%)
  • Snow2 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph11 (24%)
  • 40 mph2 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph31 (67%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway44 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Moray in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant39 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (15%)
  • Pedestrian9 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist2 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (3.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 206 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 253 (4.6%)
  • 26 to 359 (14%)
  • 36 to 4510 (15%)
  • 46 to 559 (14%)
  • 56 to 6510 (15%)
  • 66 to 756 (9.2%)
  • Over 755 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider39 (60%)
  • Passenger17 (26%)
  • Pedestrian9 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car49 (62%)
  • Motorcycle10 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (8.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Moray in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Moray had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 2025.

Collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Moray in 2025

Elgin City North, Moray, IV30 4ES area and Keith and Cullen, Moray, AB55 5DP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Moray in 2025, with 2 collisions each.

Roads in Moray with the most crashes in 2025

The A96 had the most collisions in Moray in 2025: 9, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Moray, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9691213
2ndA9417805
3rdA9851031
4thA952201
5thB90142310
6thB91022301
7thA9401110
8thB90121101
9thB90131501
10thB90151101
11thB90161100
12thB90401101
13thB90891101
14thB91031101

Towns in Moray: crashes in 2025

Elgin had the most collisions of any town in Moray in 2025: 6.

Postcode districts in Moray: crashes in 2025

IV30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Moray in 2025: 16.

Latest crashes in Moray in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Moray in 2025, 2 were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2025.

Severity

Moray road accidents in other years