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AB56 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,225 road traffic collisions in the AB56 postcode district, Moray, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,678 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 252 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,225
2,103rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,678
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
40
47 people killed
Serious collisions
252
331 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for AB56

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal403.3%
  • Serious25221%
  • Slight93376%

What the data shows

  • AB56 had 57 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 69% fewer than the 185 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in AB56 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 319 children under 16 were killed or injured in AB56, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in AB56.

Where AB56 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,103rd
Most casualties
2,114th
Most fatal collisions
1,503rd
Most serious collisions
2,128th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (13%)
  • Tuesday160 (13%)
  • Wednesday154 (13%)
  • Thursday193 (16%)
  • Friday201 (16%)
  • Saturday208 (17%)
  • Sunday153 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight866 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting202 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,172 (96%)
  • Roundabout29 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph580 (47%)
  • 40 mph13 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (1%)
  • 60 mph618 (50%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds949 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds152 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,040 (62%)
  • Pedestrian257 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist128 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

AB56 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in AB56, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in AB56 peaked at 66 in 1984; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025612
20241014
202355
202233
202122
202027
2019921
201845
201779
2016911
201577
2014810
20131522
20122024
20111722
20101416
20092737
20083036
20072533
20062227
20051725
20042734
20033038
20022433
20013153
20002534
19992226
19983661
19973141
19962331
19953151
19943958
19933543
19923854
19914652
19904460
19894665
19884657
19874354
19865077
19854152
19846689
19833442
19823856
19813146
19804360
19794663

Map of recent crashes in AB56

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in AB56

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in AB56

The 24 most recent collisions in AB56 happened between 5 July 2022 and 11 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in AB56

The A98 has the most collisions in AB56, 406 of 1,225 (33%), followed by the A942 (183).

Collisions in AB56 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9840665128103
2ndA942183246535
3rdB90165983212
4thA9904368116
5thB9018253515
6thA967903

Council areas covering AB56

Collisions in AB56 were recorded in 2 council areas. Moray has 1,197 of 1,225 (98%).

Collisions in AB56 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMoray1,1971,62739241
2ndAberdeenshire2646110

Town in AB56

Of the 1,225 collisions in AB56, 429 (35%) were in Buckie.