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AB24 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,385 road traffic collisions in the AB24 postcode district, Aberdeen City, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,942 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 671 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,385
1,145th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,942
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
64
67 people killed
Serious collisions
671
722 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for AB24

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal641.9%
  • Serious67120%
  • Slight2,65078%

What the data shows

  • AB24 had 158 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 68% fewer than the 488 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in AB24 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 680 children under 16 were killed or injured in AB24, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in AB24.

Where AB24 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,145th
Most casualties
1,340th
Most fatal collisions
819th
Most serious collisions
1,020th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday480 (14%)
  • Tuesday474 (14%)
  • Wednesday484 (14%)
  • Thursday539 (16%)
  • Friday601 (18%)
  • Saturday497 (15%)
  • Sunday310 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,227 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,117 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,506 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway643 (19%)
  • Roundabout180 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph52 (1.5%)
  • 20 mph42 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph3,113 (92%)
  • 40 mph170 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,748 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds413 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds64 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds38 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.2%)
  • Other34 (1%)
  • Not recorded34 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian1,477 (37%)
  • Car occupant1,323 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist424 (11%)
  • Cyclist406 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant182 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant45 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant45 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

AB24 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in AB24, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in AB24 peaked at 150 in 1979; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251317
20241313
20231516
20221213
20211213
20201012
20191620
20182123
20171721
20162937
20153138
20143843
20134348
20124449
20114552
20105965
20095563
20086876
20075361
20065265
20056174
20044556
20035161
20026777
20016574
20007291
19997785
19988491
199788106
19967397
1995115134
199496105
1993116141
1992100128
1991134153
1990134149
1989119136
198897109
1987105122
1986135150
1985123149
1984123151
1983126140
1982133150
1981127144
1980123145
1979150179

Map of recent crashes in AB24

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in AB24

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in AB24

The 24 most recent collisions in AB24 happened between 6 February 2024 and 7 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in AB24

The A96 has the most collisions in AB24, 560 of 3,385 (17%), followed by the A92 (425).

Collisions in AB24 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9656063623122
2ndA92425479385
3rdA956383474980
4thA978166188525
5thB9866076113
6thB9915867017
7thA90454915
8thA946384225
9thA9012202104
10thA947161704
11thA90137801
12thA9524601
13thA9443300
14thA9453500

Council areas covering AB24

Collisions in AB24 were recorded in 2 council areas. Aberdeen City has 3,378 of 3,385 (99.8%).

Collisions in AB24 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeen City3,3783,93364669
2ndAberdeenshire7902

Town in AB24

Of the 3,385 collisions in AB24, 3,038 (90%) were in Aberdeen.