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AB30 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,338 road traffic collisions in the AB30 postcode district, Aberdeenshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,034 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 84 were fatal and 402 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,338
2,041st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,034
1.52 per collision
Fatal collisions
84
105 people killed
Serious collisions
402
567 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
Down 45% on 2024

Road collision statistics for AB30

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal846.3%
  • Serious40230%
  • Slight85264%

What the data shows

  • AB30 had 92 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 62% fewer than the 239 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 36% of collisions in AB30 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 180 children under 16 were killed or injured in AB30, 8.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 47% of collisions in AB30.

Where AB30 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,041st
Most casualties
1,994th
Most fatal collisions
453rd
Most serious collisions
1,753rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday207 (15%)
  • Tuesday183 (14%)
  • Wednesday183 (14%)
  • Thursday196 (15%)
  • Friday203 (15%)
  • Saturday199 (15%)
  • Sunday167 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight949 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting333 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway815 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway513 (38%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph128 (9.6%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph21 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph693 (52%)
  • 70 mph490 (37%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,003 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds171 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist27 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds26 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.5%)
  • Other14 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,470 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant113 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)101 (5%)
  • Pedestrian72 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist43 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant38 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

AB30 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in AB30, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in AB30 peaked at 70 in 1985; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025711
20241120
2023818
2022913
202178
2020913
20191322
201867
20171213
20161014
2015710
20141115
20132538
20122426
20111821
20103746
20092945
20083551
20073249
20062128
20051827
20042238
20032330
20021722
20013249
20002839
19992137
19982950
19975878
19963043
19952843
19943549
19933147
19923554
19914266
19903961
19895490
19884177
19874256
19863160
198570122
19845177
19833955
19826297
19814054
19804873
19794172

Map of recent crashes in AB30

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in AB30

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in AB30

The 24 most recent collisions in AB30 happened between 14 April 2023 and 4 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in AB30

The A94 has the most collisions in AB30, 403 of 1,338 (30%), followed by the A90 (378).

Collisions in AB30 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9440368034126
2ndA9037858030103
3rdB97490113528
4thA93787118231
5thB96673118630
6thB91204857115
7thB967214327
8thA923601

Council areas covering AB30

Collisions in AB30 were recorded in 3 council areas. Aberdeenshire has 1,245 of 1,338 (93%).

Collisions in AB30 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeenshire1,2451,89680375
2ndAngus88130426
3rdMoray3501