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Peterhead North and Rattray, Aberdeenshire, AB42 1QJ area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
169
5,020th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
185
1.09 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Collisions in 2025
2
0 in 2024

Crash severity at the AB42 1QJ hotspot

47 of the 169 collisions here (28%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious4325%
  • Slight12272%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
4
Seriously injured
44
Slightly injured
137
All casualties
185

Accidents by year at the AB42 1QJ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 14 in 2008, against an average of 6.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the AB42 1QJ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202400
202344
202222
202100
202000
2019712
201822
201788
201644
201569
2014910
201366
20121010
201188
201099
20091111
20081415
20071112
2006910
20051010
200445
20031212
20021215
200199

Map of crashes at the AB42 1QJ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near AB42 1QJ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Peterhead North and Rattray, Aberdeenshire, AB42 1QJ area accident hotspot

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

  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the AB42 1QJ hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Peterhead North and Rattray
Council area
Aberdeenshire
Nearest postcode to the centre
AB42 1QJ
Postcode district
AB42
Centre (latitude, longitude)
57.50704, -1.78495
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
22 of 25
Latest collision
6 August 2025
Rank by collisions
5,020th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the AB42 1QJ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A982, with 23 of 169, followed by the A950 with 5.

Collisions at the AB42 1QJ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA982232815
2ndA9505500
3rdA902200
4thA9522200
5thA9481100

Towns near the AB42 1QJ hotspot

162 of the 169 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Peterhead.

Accident hotspots near AB42 1QJ

1 other hotspot lies within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Peterhead North and Rattray, Aberdeenshire, AB42 2JE area, 1.1 km away, with 65 collisions.

All 169 crashes at the AB42 1QJ hotspot

Newest first, from 23 January 2001 to 6 August 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year