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AB45 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,272 road traffic collisions in the AB45 postcode district, Aberdeenshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,850 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 72 were fatal and 331 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,272
2,074th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,850
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
72
81 people killed
Serious collisions
331
470 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for AB45

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal725.7%
  • Serious33126%
  • Slight86968%

What the data shows

  • AB45 had 89 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 62% fewer than the 233 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in AB45 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 221 children under 16 were killed or injured in AB45, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 47% of collisions in AB45.

Where AB45 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,074th
Most casualties
2,049th
Most fatal collisions
639th
Most serious collisions
1,925th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (11%)
  • Tuesday163 (13%)
  • Wednesday148 (12%)
  • Thursday181 (14%)
  • Friday229 (18%)
  • Saturday232 (18%)
  • Sunday182 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight891 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting250 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,253 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.5%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph373 (29%)
  • 40 mph42 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph841 (66%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds918 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds182 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds55 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.8%)
  • Other21 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,289 (70%)
  • Pedestrian231 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant58 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist53 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

AB45 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in AB45, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in AB45 peaked at 53 in 1988; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202435
2023715
20221013
2021914
2020710
20191016
20181522
2017912
20161623
20151619
20141824
20131626
20122328
20112334
20102127
20092835
20082840
20073244
20062836
20052839
20043147
20032852
20023348
20013150
20001929
19993341
19982429
19972737
19962838
19953765
19941830
19932739
19923448
19914562
19904675
19893556
19885372
19874677
19864879
19854566
19844162
19833846
19823442
19813235
19804668
19794372

Map of recent crashes in AB45

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in AB45

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in AB45

The 24 most recent collisions in AB45 happened between 29 October 2021 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in AB45

The A98 has the most collisions in AB45, 506 of 1,272 (40%), followed by the A947 (160).

Collisions in AB45 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9850674830139
2ndA9471602601151
3rdA9778119419
4thA955686314
5thB9031466728
6thB9025355646
7thB9022264677
8thA963400

Council areas covering AB45

Collisions in AB45 were recorded in 2 council areas. Aberdeenshire has 1,265 of 1,272 (99%).

Collisions in AB45 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeenshire1,2651,84172329
2ndMoray5702

Town in AB45

Of the 1,272 collisions in AB45, 222 (17%) were in Banff.