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B974 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 collisions on the B974 from 1979 to 2024, with 278 casualties. Of those crashes, 10 were fatal and 66 serious, and 11 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B974 in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
211
3,173rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
278
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
11 people killed
Serious collisions
66
79 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Crash severity on the B974

On the B974, 4.7% of collisions were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal104.7%
  • Serious6631%
  • Slight13564%

Where the B974 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,173rd
Most casualties
3,215th
Most fatal collisions
1,701st
Most serious collisions
2,569th

B974 accidents by year

Collisions on the B974 peaked at 10 in 2001; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B974, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202323
202211
202100
202023
201911
201833
201744
201611
201512
2014611
201356
201255
201155
201033
200935
200856
200733
200644
200544
200457
200369
200211
20011014
200069
19991014
199844
1997811
199656
199545
199445
199356
199279
1991811
199057
19891013
198879
1987510
198669
198545
1984511
198344
198299
198157
198057
197934

When crashes happen on the B974

Sunday has the most collisions on the B974 (47), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (58).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (10%)
  • Tuesday22 (10%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday22 (10%)
  • Friday27 (13%)
  • Saturday38 (18%)
  • Sunday47 (22%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am10 (4.7%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (1.9%)
  • 6am to 9am21 (10%)
  • 9am to noon28 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm41 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm58 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm32 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight17 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (4.3%)
  • February9 (4.3%)
  • March15 (7.1%)
  • April16 (7.6%)
  • May29 (14%)
  • June28 (13%)
  • July30 (14%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September22 (10%)
  • October8 (3.8%)
  • November10 (4.7%)
  • December11 (5.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight163 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B974 crashes

On the B974, 90% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 61% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph15 (7.1%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph190 (90%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds156 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (4.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.8%)
  • Other7 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (61%)
  • Wet or damp63 (30%)
  • Frost or ice13 (6.2%)
  • Snow6 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B974 crashes

Car occupants make up 62% of the people killed or injured on the B974, followed by motorcyclists (22%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (22%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (4.3%)
  • Pedestrian11 (4%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car212 (66%)
  • Motorcycle56 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2048 (17%)
  • 21 to 2539 (14%)
  • 26 to 3559 (21%)
  • 36 to 4545 (16%)
  • 46 to 5532 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.5%)
  • Over 755 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (68%)
  • Passenger79 (28%)
  • Pedestrian11 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B974

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B974

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B974 crashes by council area

Of the 211 collisions on the B974, 208 were in Aberdeenshire.

Collisions on the B974 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeenshire2082741065

B974 crashes by town

Of the 211 collisions on the B974, 6 were in the built-up area of Banchory.

Recent crashes on the B974

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B974, from 10 August 2013 to 2 November 2024.

Severity