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AB53 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,424 road traffic collisions in the AB53 postcode district, Aberdeenshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,034 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 386 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, down from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,424
1,997th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,034
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
64
75 people killed
Serious collisions
386
520 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
Down 52% on 2024

Road collision statistics for AB53

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal644.5%
  • Serious38627%
  • Slight97468%

What the data shows

  • AB53 had 97 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 65% fewer than the 276 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in AB53 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 249 children under 16 were killed or injured in AB53, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 51% of collisions in AB53.

Where AB53 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,997th
Most casualties
1,994th
Most fatal collisions
819th
Most serious collisions
1,796th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday205 (14%)
  • Tuesday172 (12%)
  • Wednesday181 (13%)
  • Thursday186 (13%)
  • Friday230 (16%)
  • Saturday264 (19%)
  • Sunday186 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,003 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting307 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,396 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph330 (23%)
  • 40 mph17 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1,063 (75%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,062 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds190 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds39 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds39 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds18 (1.3%)
  • Other21 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,420 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist208 (10%)
  • Pedestrian177 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant81 (4%)
  • Cyclist56 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

AB53 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in AB53, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in AB53 peaked at 63 in 1988; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025611
20241223
202334
202246
202177
2020710
20191115
20181418
20171627
20161729
20151822
20142326
20132328
20122938
20113140
20102841
20093656
20084052
20072938
20061929
20053244
20042231
20032133
20023649
20012535
20003551
19992737
19983852
19973039
19963343
19953142
19942330
19933953
19924578
19915076
19905588
19894870
19886390
19876080
19865066
19854770
19844363
19833749
19823150
19814154
19804272
19794769

Map of recent crashes in AB53

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in AB53

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in AB53

The 24 most recent collisions in AB53 happened between 28 July 2022 and 20 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in AB53

The A947 has the most collisions in AB53, 563 of 1,424 (40%), followed by the A98 (82).

Collisions in AB53 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA94756382429142
2ndA9882135923
3rdB902582122228
4thB917075113224
5thB9105324326
6thB9005273728
7thA981263421
8thA948213516
9thB992102104
10thB902991512
11thB90013302

Council areas covering AB53

Collisions in AB53 were recorded in 2 council areas. Aberdeenshire has 1,418 of 1,424 (99.6%).

Collisions in AB53 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeenshire1,4182,02664383
2ndMoray3502

Town in AB53

Of the 1,424 collisions in AB53, 240 (17%) were in Turriff.