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AB21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,612 road traffic collisions in the AB21 postcode district, Aberdeen City, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 98 were fatal and 736 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, down from 19 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,612
1,032nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,830
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
98
108 people killed
Serious collisions
736
922 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
Down 56% on 2024

Road collision statistics for AB21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal982.7%
  • Serious73620%
  • Slight2,77877%

What the data shows

  • AB21 had 186 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 70% fewer than the 610 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in AB21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 480 children under 16 were killed or injured in AB21, 9.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 50% of collisions in AB21.

Where AB21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,032nd
Most casualties
1,049th
Most fatal collisions
287th
Most serious collisions
876th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday478 (13%)
  • Tuesday533 (15%)
  • Wednesday525 (15%)
  • Thursday575 (16%)
  • Friday659 (18%)
  • Saturday453 (13%)
  • Sunday389 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,575 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit536 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting473 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,913 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway540 (15%)
  • Roundabout87 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph26 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph1,246 (34%)
  • 40 mph473 (13%)
  • 50 mph53 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph1,585 (44%)
  • 70 mph224 (6.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,713 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds588 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds68 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds61 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds55 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist39 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (0.6%)
  • Other50 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,109 (64%)
  • Pedestrian548 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist516 (11%)
  • Cyclist217 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant183 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant50 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant48 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)46 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant32 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

AB21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in AB21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in AB21 peaked at 155 in 1986; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251012
20241927
20231925
20221928
20211010
20201315
20192131
20182531
20172427
20162637
20154052
20145165
20137483
20127694
20115364
20106186
20097798
20087184
20075668
20065162
20057089
20047391
20035675
20025974
20016783
200072102
19996579
1998105147
199794115
199692122
1995102135
199498135
1993110156
1992150198
1991143196
1990128166
1989109144
1988104140
1987111147
1986155205
1985124174
1984121176
1983118164
1982128210
1981111168
1980113146
1979138194

Map of recent crashes in AB21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in AB21

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in AB21

The 24 most recent collisions in AB21 happened between 9 May 2024 and 14 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in AB21

The A96 has the most collisions in AB21, 903 of 3,612 (25%), followed by the A947 (828).

Collisions in AB21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA969031,21736177
2ndA9478281,14635183
3rdB977236339771
4thB979108148121
5thB99798152129
6thA90212605
7thB984172104
8thA927901
9thB9935611
10thB9994401
11thB9473311

Council areas covering AB21

Collisions in AB21 were recorded in 3 council areas. Aberdeen City has 2,455 of 3,612 (68%).

Collisions in AB21 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeen City2,4553,16050450
2ndAberdeenshire1,1521,66147284
3rdMoray4402

Town in AB21

Of the 3,612 collisions in AB21, 1,398 (39%) were in Aberdeen.