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A978 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 collisions on the A978 from 1979 to 2022, with 342 casualties. Of those crashes, 7 were fatal and 45 serious, and 7 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the A978 was on 12 February 2022.

Collisions since 1979
290
2,744th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
342
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
45
53 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
12 Feb 2022
Busiest year
1992
20 collisions

Crash severity on the A978

On the A978, 2.4% of collisions were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2022

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious4516%
  • Slight23882%

Where the A978 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,744th
Most casualties
2,941st
Most fatal collisions
2,103rd
Most serious collisions
3,115th

A978 accidents by year

Collisions on the A978 peaked at 20 in 1992, and none have been recorded since 2022.

Collisions and casualties on the A978, 1979 to 2022

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202211
202111
202022
201925
201823
201722
201644
201544
201467
201333
201245
201177
201011
200955
200866
200722
200611
200511
200400
200333
200244
200123
200000
199934
199889
19971316
199634
19951014
19941316
1993910
19922024
199166
1990916
198977
19881111
1987911
19861416
19851214
19841315
19831619
19821114
19811313
19801819
1979914

When crashes happen on the A978

Friday has the most collisions on the A978 (64), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (70).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (18%)
  • Thursday33 (11%)
  • Friday64 (22%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am17 (5.9%)
  • 3am to 6am8 (2.8%)
  • 6am to 9am35 (12%)
  • 9am to noon32 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm50 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm70 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm56 (19%)
  • 9pm to midnight22 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9%)
  • February33 (11%)
  • March18 (6.2%)
  • April24 (8.3%)
  • May22 (7.6%)
  • June25 (8.6%)
  • July17 (5.9%)
  • August25 (8.6%)
  • September19 (6.6%)
  • October29 (10%)
  • November24 (8.3%)
  • December28 (9.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight194 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (33%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A978 crashes

On the A978, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 62% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph284 (98%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (62%)
  • Wet or damp103 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (81%)
  • Roundabout45 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A978 crashes

Car occupants make up 41% of the people killed or injured on the A978, followed by pedestrians (25%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (41%)
  • Pedestrian86 (25%)
  • Cyclist54 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car344 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (11%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2056 (16%)
  • 21 to 2550 (15%)
  • 26 to 3565 (19%)
  • 36 to 4536 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.4%)
  • Over 7512 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (51%)
  • Pedestrian86 (25%)
  • Passenger82 (24%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A978

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A978

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A978 crashes by council area

Of the 290 collisions on the A978, 288 were in Aberdeen City.

Collisions on the A978 in each area, 1979 to 2022
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeen City288340744

A978 crashes by town

Of the 290 collisions on the A978, 283 were in the built-up area of Aberdeen.

Latest recorded crashes on the A978

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A978, from 17 May 2013 to 12 February 2022.

Severity