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AB41 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,207 road traffic collisions in the AB41 postcode district, Aberdeenshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 105 were fatal and 615 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, down from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,207
1,647th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,184
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
105
120 people killed
Serious collisions
615
837 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
Down 12% on 2024

Road collision statistics for AB41

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1054.8%
  • Serious61528%
  • Slight1,48767%

What the data shows

  • AB41 had 164 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 62% fewer than the 427 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in AB41 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 350 children under 16 were killed or injured in AB41, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 54% of collisions in AB41.

Where AB41 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,647th
Most casualties
1,591st
Most fatal collisions
247th
Most serious collisions
1,163rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday277 (13%)
  • Tuesday298 (14%)
  • Wednesday303 (14%)
  • Thursday350 (16%)
  • Friday353 (16%)
  • Saturday332 (15%)
  • Sunday294 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,570 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting476 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,102 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout19 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph421 (19%)
  • 40 mph35 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1,667 (76%)
  • 70 mph60 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,663 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds335 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds45 (2%)
  • Fog or mist33 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds32 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds19 (0.9%)
  • Other27 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,314 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist248 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian216 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant143 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist105 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)62 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

AB41 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in AB41, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in AB41 peaked at 81 in 1985; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251322
20241525
2023711
202259
20211927
20201215
20191324
20182941
20172028
20163144
20152429
20142027
20133139
20125465
20115470
20104964
20095263
20083845
20074961
20065679
20056390
20044466
20034257
20025985
20014264
20003250
19994566
19985072
19974868
19965364
19955089
19945368
19935578
19925885
199165112
19906391
19897394
19886991
198777129
198676124
198581125
198480126
19834360
198274103
198171100
198074116
197976123

Map of recent crashes in AB41

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in AB41

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in AB41

The 24 most recent collisions in AB41 happened between 25 June 2024 and 5 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in AB41

The A92 has the most collisions in AB41, 345 of 2,207 (16%), followed by the A90 (246).

Collisions in AB41 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA923455902790
2ndA902463982270
3rdA948236334858
4thB9991942641362
5thB9005151188235
6thA975149226645
7thA920137178440
8thB900065102616
9thB91705472319
10thA952344649
11thB90043047110
12thA9812433010
13thB9030111505
14thA9573302

Council areas covering AB41

Collisions in AB41 were recorded in 2 council areas. Aberdeenshire has 2,195 of 2,207 (99%).

Collisions in AB41 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeenshire2,1953,170104614
2ndMoray101211

Town in AB41

Of the 2,207 collisions in AB41, 342 (15%) were in Ellon.