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AB39 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,810 road traffic collisions in the AB39 postcode district, Aberdeenshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,585 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 72 were fatal and 487 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, down from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,810
1,834th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,585
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
72
82 people killed
Serious collisions
487
630 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for AB39

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal724%
  • Serious48727%
  • Slight1,25169%

What the data shows

  • AB39 had 105 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 70% fewer than the 351 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in AB39 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 316 children under 16 were killed or injured in AB39, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in AB39.

Where AB39 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,834th
Most casualties
1,812th
Most fatal collisions
639th
Most serious collisions
1,527th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday245 (14%)
  • Tuesday213 (12%)
  • Wednesday229 (13%)
  • Thursday259 (14%)
  • Friday328 (18%)
  • Saturday267 (15%)
  • Sunday269 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,255 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting350 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,162 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway611 (34%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph452 (25%)
  • 40 mph18 (1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph735 (41%)
  • 70 mph591 (33%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,339 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds218 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds61 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist50 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds48 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds27 (1.5%)
  • Other26 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,699 (66%)
  • Pedestrian260 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist198 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist125 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant103 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)56 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant50 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

AB39 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in AB39, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in AB39 peaked at 73 in 1981; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
2024913
2023721
20221119
202133
2020716
20191119
20181010
20171820
20162324
20152232
20142732
20132632
20122833
20113442
20103849
20094358
20084861
20074056
20064567
20054158
20043353
20033343
20023542
20013950
20002633
19993239
19984154
19975486
19965074
19954762
19943641
19935777
19926389
199165101
199060101
19895885
19885887
19874869
19864660
19856290
19846482
19834373
19826587
198173117
198068129
19795789

Map of recent crashes in AB39

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in AB39

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in AB39

The 24 most recent collisions in AB39 happened between 5 December 2022 and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in AB39

The A92 has the most collisions in AB39, 524 of 1,810 (29%), followed by the A90 (337).

Collisions in AB39 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9252485130176
2ndA903374651967
3rdA957199272449
4thB979151209449
5thA9495172825
6thB90774601

Council areas covering AB39

Collisions in AB39 were recorded in 2 council areas. Aberdeenshire has 1,804 of 1,810 (99.7%).

Collisions in AB39 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeenshire1,8042,57371487
2ndMoray4710

Town in AB39

Of the 1,810 collisions in AB39, 364 (20%) were in Stonehaven.