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AB12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,792 road traffic collisions in the AB12 postcode district, Aberdeen City, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,679 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 78 were fatal and 635 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,792
1,395th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,679
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
78
86 people killed
Serious collisions
635
756 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
Down 57% on 2024

Road collision statistics for AB12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal782.8%
  • Serious63523%
  • Slight2,07974%

What the data shows

  • AB12 had 155 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 70% fewer than the 525 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in AB12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 457 children under 16 were killed or injured in AB12, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in AB12.

Where AB12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,395th
Most casualties
1,421st
Most fatal collisions
534th
Most serious collisions
1,103rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday380 (14%)
  • Tuesday424 (15%)
  • Wednesday428 (15%)
  • Thursday434 (16%)
  • Friday480 (17%)
  • Saturday357 (13%)
  • Sunday289 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,966 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit506 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting292 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,527 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway1,039 (37%)
  • Roundabout178 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph18 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,071 (38%)
  • 40 mph429 (15%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph747 (27%)
  • 70 mph510 (18%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,173 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds337 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds82 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds55 (2%)
  • Fog or mist43 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds40 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.4%)
  • Other32 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,291 (62%)
  • Pedestrian476 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist407 (11%)
  • Cyclist187 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant126 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)49 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

AB12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in AB12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in AB12 peaked at 125 in 1980; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025912
20241428
20231821
2022711
20211415
20201115
20191418
20181623
20172337
20162937
20152733
20144354
20135768
20125571
20115666
20105561
20097099
20086790
20075260
20064359
20055386
20046274
20035575
20024459
20014762
20006277
19995973
19988095
19977593
199684109
19956787
19946883
199392118
199282120
199195115
19906692
198992134
198881106
198784105
198689133
198577100
19847696
198389116
1982105146
198191125
1980125167
1979112155

Map of recent crashes in AB12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in AB12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in AB12

The 24 most recent collisions in AB12 happened between 6 December 2023 and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in AB12

The A956 has the most collisions in AB12, 403 of 2,792 (14%), followed by the A92 (400).

Collisions in AB12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9564035111496
2ndA9240062224108
3rdA903144371164
4thB90773024191078
5thB97998150230
6thA94369104116
7thA945233004
8thB9076131605
9thA9391111
10thA9478802

Council areas covering AB12

Collisions in AB12 were recorded in 3 council areas. Aberdeen City has 1,723 of 2,792 (62%).

Collisions in AB12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeen City1,7232,14639350
2ndAberdeenshire1,0641,52439283
3rdMoray5902

Towns in AB12

Collisions in AB12 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Aberdeen (1,112) and Portlethen (187).