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AB43 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,427 road traffic collisions in the AB43 postcode district, Aberdeenshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,445 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 119 were fatal and 599 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1979
2,427
1,554th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,445
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
119
127 people killed
Serious collisions
599
817 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for AB43

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1194.9%
  • Serious59925%
  • Slight1,70970%

What the data shows

  • AB43 had 133 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 70% fewer than the 438 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in AB43 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 573 children under 16 were killed or injured in AB43, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 47% of collisions in AB43.

Where AB43 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,554th
Most casualties
1,507th
Most fatal collisions
177th
Most serious collisions
1,213th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday303 (12%)
  • Tuesday298 (12%)
  • Wednesday300 (12%)
  • Thursday340 (14%)
  • Friday405 (17%)
  • Saturday436 (18%)
  • Sunday345 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,619 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting446 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit329 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,353 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout21 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph989 (41%)
  • 40 mph85 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1,335 (55%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,780 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds355 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds93 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds85 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds31 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.5%)
  • Other45 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,238 (65%)
  • Pedestrian572 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist217 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist203 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant74 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)44 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant41 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

AB43 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in AB43, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in AB43 peaked at 101 in 1980; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025612
2024910
20231017
202255
2021814
20201018
20191519
20181928
20171923
20163249
20153236
20143047
20133748
20124157
20114864
20104570
20095067
20085064
20075679
20064966
20054363
20045172
20034967
20023553
20014778
20004468
19994052
19986079
19973968
19965673
19955877
19944562
19935988
199281128
199179118
199083111
198996135
198896122
198798129
198676101
198580110
198484110
19837396
1982100186
198190134
1980101133
197993139

Map of recent crashes in AB43

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in AB43

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in AB43

The 24 most recent collisions in AB43 happened between 20 March 2023 and 28 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in AB43

The A98 has the most collisions in AB43, 431 of 2,427 (18%), followed by the A92 (258).

Collisions in AB43 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9843162023117
2ndA922584141466
3rdA901842721649
4thB90311542371240
5thA9521532661143
6thA9811342121134
7thB9033113180827
8thA9505973324
9thB90934463010
10thB90323043111
11thB90304500
12thB90133311

Council areas covering AB43

Collisions in AB43 were recorded in 2 council areas. Aberdeenshire has 2,419 of 2,427 (99.7%).

Collisions in AB43 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeenshire2,4193,425118598
2ndMoray71911

Town in AB43

Of the 2,427 collisions in AB43, 859 (35%) were in Fraserburgh.