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AB38 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 540 road traffic collisions in the AB38 postcode district, Moray, from 1979 to 2025, and 767 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 147 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
540
2,399th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
767
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
29
30 people killed
Serious collisions
147
178 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for AB38

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal295.4%
  • Serious14727%
  • Slight36467%

What the data shows

  • AB38 had 42 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 59% fewer than the 102 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in AB38 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 95 children under 16 were killed or injured in AB38, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 50% of collisions in AB38.

Where AB38 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,399th
Most casualties
2,398th
Most fatal collisions
1,875th
Most serious collisions
2,357th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (11%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday89 (16%)
  • Saturday95 (18%)
  • Sunday67 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway534 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph122 (23%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph410 (76%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds426 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant527 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian65 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant31 (4%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

AB38 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in AB38, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in AB38 peaked at 28 in 1989; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
202436
202333
202200
202123
202015
201978
201856
2017814
201667
20151112
20141621
20131417
2012913
2011811
2010810
200955
20081618
200777
200689
20051316
20041321
20031426
20021317
20011020
20001624
19991216
19981524
19971318
1996810
19951826
19941316
1993811
19921723
19911627
19901527
19892849
19881321
19871517
19861115
19852235
19841827
1983914
19821518
19811726
19801922
19791517

Map of recent crashes in AB38

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in AB38

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in AB38

The 24 most recent collisions in AB38 happened between 12 October 2018 and 11 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in AB38

The A941 has the most collisions in AB38, 197 of 540 (36%), followed by the A95 (193).

Collisions in AB38 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9411972931448
2ndA951932791255
3rdB91023754215
4thB9015182902
5thB90126602

Council area for AB38

AB38 is in Moray, where police recorded 8,431 collisions from 1979 to 2025. AB38 accounts for 6.4% of them.