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AB23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,538 road traffic collisions in the AB23 postcode district, Aberdeen City, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,122 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 364 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,538
1,955th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,122
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
45
47 people killed
Serious collisions
364
461 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for AB23

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal452.9%
  • Serious36424%
  • Slight1,12973%

What the data shows

  • AB23 had 74 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 76% fewer than the 303 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in AB23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 189 children under 16 were killed or injured in AB23, 8.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 52% of collisions in AB23.

Where AB23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,955th
Most casualties
1,963rd
Most fatal collisions
1,348th
Most serious collisions
1,863rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday210 (14%)
  • Tuesday223 (14%)
  • Wednesday224 (15%)
  • Thursday231 (15%)
  • Friday255 (17%)
  • Saturday224 (15%)
  • Sunday171 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,048 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting259 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit220 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,017 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway453 (29%)
  • Roundabout52 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph396 (26%)
  • 40 mph145 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph724 (47%)
  • 70 mph251 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,154 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds239 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist20 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Other20 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,497 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist187 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian167 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist84 (4%)
  • Van occupant76 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

AB23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in AB23, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in AB23 peaked at 65 in 1981; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202434
202335
202269
202134
2020810
201967
20181422
20171522
20161418
20152433
20142328
20132836
20122637
20113950
20102735
20093237
20084349
20073344
20062844
20054051
20043139
20033743
20023347
20012332
20002737
19994249
19983242
19974763
19962934
19952944
19943557
19934463
19924361
19914464
19904573
19896185
19885071
19874672
19864561
19855476
19844872
19834462
19825877
19816583
19805074
19795994

Map of recent crashes in AB23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in AB23

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in AB23

The 24 most recent collisions in AB23 happened between 8 July 2020 and 25 April 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in AB23

The A92 has the most collisions in AB23, 397 of 1,538 (26%), followed by the B999 (295).

Collisions in AB23 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA923976121893
2ndB999295416674
3rdA902803801374
4thB97789116212
5thA9566676014
6thB997363904
7thA964601

Council areas covering AB23

Collisions in AB23 were recorded in 2 council areas. Aberdeen City has 818 of 1,538 (53%).

Collisions in AB23 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeen City8181,04921162
2ndAberdeenshire7181,07124202

Town in AB23

Of the 1,538 collisions in AB23, 536 (35%) were in Aberdeen.