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AB51 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,538 road traffic collisions in the AB51 postcode district, Aberdeenshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,892 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 140 were fatal and 932 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, down 27% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
3,538
1,072nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,892
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
140
151 people killed
Serious collisions
932
1,186 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
Down 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
20
Down 43% on 2024

Road collision statistics for AB51

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1404%
  • Serious93226%
  • Slight2,46670%

What the data shows

  • AB51 had 259 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 64% fewer than the 711 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in AB51 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 530 children under 16 were killed or injured in AB51, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 51% of collisions in AB51.

Where AB51 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,072nd
Most casualties
1,032nd
Most fatal collisions
95th
Most serious collisions
493rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday462 (13%)
  • Tuesday489 (14%)
  • Wednesday432 (12%)
  • Thursday480 (14%)
  • Friday572 (16%)
  • Saturday578 (16%)
  • Sunday525 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,460 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting710 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit343 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,317 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout77 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph23 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph940 (27%)
  • 40 mph111 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2,307 (65%)
  • 70 mph146 (4.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,636 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds540 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds73 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds66 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds61 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist52 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds41 (1.2%)
  • Other55 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,325 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist466 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian458 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist241 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant184 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)85 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant37 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

AB51 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in AB51, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in AB51 peaked at 124 in 1984; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251620
20242235
20232737
20221941
20212332
20201214
20192632
20183348
20173146
20165061
20155071
201473106
20136697
20127497
20115667
201085117
200995114
200895117
20075166
20066698
20056990
20046888
200377107
200284119
200175105
20007792
199985128
199878104
199798142
199693128
199579113
199487120
199387116
199298131
1991103146
1990111149
198997134
1988106145
1987104153
1986101147
198599128
1984124165
1983110143
1982104153
1981123188
1980124191
1979107151

Map of recent crashes in AB51

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in AB51

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 AB51

The 24 most recent collisions in AB51 happened between 21 September 2024 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in AB51

The A96 has the most collisions in AB51, 835 of 3,538 (24%), followed by the B993 (339).

Collisions in AB51 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA968351,16534211
2ndB9933394869102
3rdA9473244862390
4thB90012964211574
5thB91702303211665
6thA920132178938
7thA944127187334
8thB994123176437
9thB97781113420
10thB9000366619
11thA981354445
12thB91192945110
13thB900281411
14thA925501
15thB9335601
16thB9875602
17thB9444701
18thB9924601
19thA9793511
20thB9743402

Council areas covering AB51

Collisions in AB51 were recorded in 3 council areas. Aberdeenshire has 3,518 of 3,538 (99%).

Collisions in AB51 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeenshire3,5184,863140924
2ndMoray152406
3rdAberdeen City5502

Towns in AB51

Collisions in AB51 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Inverurie (668) and Kemnay (104).