Skip to main content
CrashStats

B987 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 154 collisions on the B987 from 1979 to 2023, with 174 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 27 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B987 was on 10 January 2023.

Collisions since 1979
154
3,559th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
174
1.13 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
27
27 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
10 Jan 2023
Busiest year
1980
16 collisions

Crash severity on the B987

None of the 154 collisions on the B987 were fatal, and 18% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2023

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2718%
  • Slight12782%

Where the B987 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,559th
Most casualties
3,778th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
3,732nd

B987 accidents by year

Collisions on the B987 peaked at 16 in 1980, and none have been recorded since 2023.

Collisions and casualties on the B987, 1979 to 2023

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202311
202200
202100
202000
201900
201800
201700
201611
201500
201422
201312
201200
201100
201000
200900
200800
200700
200600
200500
200411
200311
200200
200124
200056
199911
199800
199711
199611
199500
199422
199311
199200
199122
199077
19891315
198844
198789
19861316
19851417
198478
19831112
198299
19811517
19801617
19791517

When crashes happen on the B987

Friday has the most collisions on the B987 (30), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (49).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (13%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday21 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (17%)
  • Friday30 (19%)
  • Saturday23 (15%)
  • Sunday13 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am7 (4.5%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am9 (5.8%)
  • 9am to noon12 (7.8%)
  • Noon to 3pm32 (21%)
  • 3pm to 6pm49 (32%)
  • 6pm to 9pm24 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight21 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.8%)
  • February14 (9.1%)
  • March16 (10%)
  • April14 (9.1%)
  • May10 (6.5%)
  • June11 (7.1%)
  • July8 (5.2%)
  • August10 (6.5%)
  • September10 (6.5%)
  • October11 (7.1%)
  • November16 (10%)
  • December22 (14%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight98 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (36%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B987 crashes

On the B987, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 64% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (97%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (64%)
  • Wet or damp54 (35%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (31%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B987 crashes

Pedestrians make up 53% of the people killed or injured on the B987, followed by car occupants (17%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian92 (53%)
  • Car occupant29 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car118 (54%)
  • Bus or coach31 (14%)
  • Motorcycle24 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (3.7%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2035 (20%)
  • 21 to 2522 (13%)
  • 26 to 3533 (19%)
  • 36 to 4523 (13%)
  • 46 to 5519 (11%)
  • 56 to 6515 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.6%)
  • Over 755 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian92 (53%)
  • Driver or rider50 (29%)
  • Passenger32 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B987

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B987

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B987 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B987 were recorded in 2 council areas. Aberdeen City has the most, with 147, followed by Aberdeenshire (5).

Collisions on the B987 in each area, 1979 to 2023
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeen City147166025
2ndAberdeenshire5602

B987 crashes by town

Of the 154 collisions on the B987, 144 were in the built-up area of Aberdeen.

Latest recorded crashes on the B987

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B987, from 9 November 1990 to 10 January 2023.

Severity