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AB33 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 540 road traffic collisions in the AB33 postcode district, Aberdeenshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 760 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 173 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
540
2,399th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
760
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
21 people killed
Serious collisions
173
216 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for AB33

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal193.5%
  • Serious17332%
  • Slight34864%

What the data shows

  • AB33 had 43 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 58% fewer than the 103 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 36% of collisions in AB33 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 80 children under 16 were killed or injured in AB33, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in AB33.

Where AB33 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,399th
Most casualties
2,400th
Most fatal collisions
2,186th
Most serious collisions
2,299th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (11%)
  • Thursday64 (12%)
  • Friday88 (16%)
  • Saturday106 (20%)
  • Sunday81 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting112 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway531 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph109 (20%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph415 (77%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds412 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant547 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian45 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist36 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

AB33 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in AB33, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in AB33 peaked at 24 in 1987; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025712
202411
202346
202258
202122
202022
201948
201822
201744
20161213
201577
2014611
20131014
20121422
201144
20101416
20091416
20081417
2007811
20061217
20051318
2004813
20031118
20021418
20011112
20001318
19991416
19981114
19971723
19961924
19952131
19941212
19931122
19922028
19911322
19901925
19891422
19881420
19872436
19861824
19851422
19841522
19831219
19821420
19811219
19801631
19791418

Map of recent crashes in AB33

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in AB33

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in AB33

The 24 most recent collisions in AB33 happened between 7 May 2019 and 12 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in AB33

The A944 has the most collisions in AB33, 216 of 540 (40%), followed by the A980 (70).

Collisions in AB33 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA944216327967
2ndA9807091224
3rdA974463315
4thB992193016
5thA966600
6thB91194802

Council areas covering AB33

Collisions in AB33 were recorded in 2 council areas. Aberdeenshire has 535 of 540 (99%).

Collisions in AB33 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeenshire53574919173
2ndMoray3300