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IV31 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
459
2,441st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
604
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
19 people killed
Serious collisions
132
158 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for IV31

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal173.7%
  • Serious13229%
  • Slight31068%

What the data shows

  • IV31 had 17 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 80% fewer than the 87 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in IV31 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 89 children under 16 were killed or injured in IV31, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in IV31.

Where IV31 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,441st
Most casualties
2,460th
Most fatal collisions
2,230th
Most serious collisions
2,386th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (12%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday77 (17%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway449 (98%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph219 (48%)
  • 60 mph238 (52%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant334 (55%)
  • Pedestrian100 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (14%)
  • Cyclist50 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IV31 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IV31, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in IV31 peaked at 26 in 1980; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202468
202300
202222
202100
202000
201922
201813
201700
201622
201534
201433
201345
2012813
20111012
201088
20091418
20081219
20071215
20061316
20051015
20041012
20031633
200278
2001810
20001823
199989
19981013
1997911
199699
19951218
19941015
199388
19921010
19911317
19901315
19891017
198899
19871112
19861729
19852232
19841520
19832127
19821728
19811720
19802627
19791922

Map of recent crashes in IV31

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IV31

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IV31

The 24 most recent collisions in IV31 happened between 27 August 2013 and 8 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IV31

The A941 has the most collisions in IV31, 153 of 459 (33%), followed by the B9103 (59).

Collisions in IV31 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA941153227841
2ndB91035976325
3rdB91355675115
4thB90403652211
5thA964610

Council area for IV31

IV31 is in Moray, where police recorded 8,431 collisions from 1979 to 2025. IV31 accounts for 5.4% of them.

Town in IV31

Of the 459 collisions in IV31, 179 (39%) were in Lossiemouth.