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AB55 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,179 road traffic collisions in the AB55 postcode district, Moray, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,689 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 54 were fatal and 317 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,179
2,127th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,689
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
54
65 people killed
Serious collisions
317
415 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for AB55

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal544.6%
  • Serious31727%
  • Slight80869%

What the data shows

  • AB55 had 63 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 72% fewer than the 225 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in AB55 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 194 children under 16 were killed or injured in AB55, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 54% of collisions in AB55.

Where AB55 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,127th
Most casualties
2,110th
Most fatal collisions
1,074th
Most serious collisions
1,960th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday176 (15%)
  • Tuesday157 (13%)
  • Wednesday121 (10%)
  • Thursday146 (12%)
  • Friday204 (17%)
  • Saturday200 (17%)
  • Sunday175 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight799 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting257 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,152 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph360 (31%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph808 (69%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds846 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds181 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds46 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.2%)
  • Other24 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,108 (66%)
  • Pedestrian187 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist155 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant71 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist69 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

AB55 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in AB55, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in AB55 peaked at 48 in 1985; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202578
202459
202300
202257
2021813
202037
201966
2018617
201789
20161527
201599
20141719
20131516
20122635
20112632
20103138
20092836
20082735
20071924
20062744
20052124
20042432
20032028
20022432
20013761
20003466
19992230
19982337
19973047
19962026
19952736
19943750
19933263
19924058
19914255
19904364
19893954
19883856
19873444
19862636
19854871
19843344
19833851
19823851
19813958
19804161
19794163

Map of recent crashes in AB55

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in AB55

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in AB55

The 24 most recent collisions in AB55 happened between 21 May 2021 and 8 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in AB55

The A96 has the most collisions in AB55, 431 of 1,179 (37%), followed by the A95 (181).

Collisions in AB55 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9643167426129
2ndA951812691147
3rdA941115155629
4thB90146377111
5thB90164968211
6thA9204870110
7thB9009223427
8thB9018122015
9thB910371001
10thA984502
11thA973500
12thM63800

Council areas covering AB55

Collisions in AB55 were recorded in 2 council areas. Moray has 1,160 of 1,179 (98%).

Collisions in AB55 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMoray1,1601,65954315
2ndAberdeenshire141701

Town in AB55

Of the 1,179 collisions in AB55, 298 (25%) were in Keith.