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A946 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 162 collisions on the A946 from 1979 to 2017, with 187 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 22 serious, and 5 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the A946 was on 9 June 2017.

Collisions since 1979
162
3,505th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
187
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
22
23 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
9 Jun 2017
Busiest year
1983
19 collisions

Crash severity on the A946

On the A946, 3.1% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2017

  • Fatal53.1%
  • Serious2214%
  • Slight13583%

Where the A946 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,505th
Most casualties
3,698th
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
3,946th

A946 accidents by year

Collisions on the A946 peaked at 19 in 1983, and none have been recorded since 2017.

Collisions and casualties on the A946, 1979 to 2017

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201711
201600
201500
201400
201300
201200
201100
201013
200900
200800
200700
200611
200500
200400
200311
200222
200145
200022
199979
199811
199733
199611
199500
199400
199300
199235
199145
199044
19891315
1988810
19871011
19861416
19851414
1984911
19831921
19821417
198166
19801417
197966

When crashes happen on the A946

Saturday has the most collisions on the A946 (28), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (38).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday24 (15%)
  • Friday26 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (17%)
  • Sunday14 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (2.5%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.6%)
  • 6am to 9am13 (8%)
  • 9am to noon27 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm38 (23%)
  • 3pm to 6pm37 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm19 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight23 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.8%)
  • February7 (4.3%)
  • March14 (8.6%)
  • April8 (4.9%)
  • May13 (8%)
  • June16 (9.9%)
  • July13 (8%)
  • August9 (5.6%)
  • September9 (5.6%)
  • October21 (13%)
  • November23 (14%)
  • December18 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight111 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A946 crashes

On the A946, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 65% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (98%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (65%)
  • Wet or damp53 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway88 (54%)
  • Roundabout34 (21%)
  • Single carriageway32 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A946 crashes

Pedestrians make up 40% of the people killed or injured on the A946, followed by car occupants (26%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian75 (40%)
  • Car occupant48 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (15%)
  • Cyclist25 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car143 (59%)
  • Motorcycle26 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (3.7%)
  • Minibus3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (7%)
  • 16 to 2048 (26%)
  • 21 to 2529 (16%)
  • 26 to 3527 (14%)
  • 36 to 4514 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5514 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6510 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7.5%)
  • Over 7510 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian75 (40%)
  • Driver or rider69 (37%)
  • Passenger43 (23%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A946

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A946

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A946 crashes by council area

Of the 162 collisions on the A946, 159 were in Aberdeen City.

Collisions on the A946 in each area, 1979 to 2017
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeen City159181522

A946 crashes by town

Of the 162 collisions on the A946, 157 were in the built-up area of Aberdeen.

Latest recorded crashes on the A946

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A946, from 22 December 1992 to 9 June 2017.

Severity