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AB52 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 493 road traffic collisions in the AB52 postcode district, Aberdeenshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 694 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 133 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
493
2,424th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
694
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
24
27 people killed
Serious collisions
133
172 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for AB52

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal244.9%
  • Serious13327%
  • Slight33668%

What the data shows

  • AB52 had 37 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 55% fewer than the 83 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in AB52 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 67 children under 16 were killed or injured in AB52, 9.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 52% of collisions in AB52.

Where AB52 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,424th
Most casualties
2,427th
Most fatal collisions
2,033rd
Most serious collisions
2,384th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (11%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday84 (17%)
  • Sunday90 (18%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting120 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway490 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph72 (15%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph410 (83%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant531 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian28 (4%)
  • Van occupant28 (4%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

AB52 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in AB52, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in AB52 peaked at 21 in 1995; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
202411
202348
202224
202168
202000
201945
201847
201768
201655
201589
201477
201366
201289
2011612
201044
20091417
20081112
20071012
2006910
20051823
20041316
20031017
2002712
20011625
20001113
19991013
1998815
19971120
19961317
19952122
19941630
199389
19921013
19911521
19902030
19891619
19881317
19871316
19861119
19851626
19841630
19831217
19822033
19812023
19801419
19791530

Map of recent crashes in AB52

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in AB52

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in AB52

The 24 most recent collisions in AB52 happened between 10 June 2018 and 6 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in AB52

The A96 has the most collisions in AB52, 194 of 493 (39%), followed by the B9002 (95).

Collisions in AB52 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA961943071657
2ndB900295121423
3rdB992435817
4thA920253409
5thA9792335010
6thB90004702

Council areas covering AB52

Collisions in AB52 were recorded in 2 council areas. Aberdeenshire has 489 of 493 (99%).

Collisions in AB52 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeenshire48968923133
2ndMoray4510