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Aberdeen road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 19,550 road traffic collisions in Aberdeen from 1979 to 2025, and 22,603 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 241 were fatal and 3,572 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 54 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (53).

Collisions since 1979
19,550
69th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
22,603
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
241
251 people killed
Serious collisions
3,572
3,829 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
54
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
63
Down 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Aberdeen

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal2411.2%
  • Serious3,57218%
  • Slight15,73780%

What the data shows

  • Aberdeen had 773 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 73% fewer than the 2,892 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Aberdeen were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 3,720 children under 16 were killed or injured in Aberdeen, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Aberdeen.

Where Aberdeen ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
69th
Most casualties
72nd
Most fatal collisions
51st
Most serious collisions
62nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,699 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,845 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,889 (15%)
  • Thursday3,262 (17%)
  • Friday3,439 (18%)
  • Saturday2,675 (14%)
  • Sunday1,741 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,395 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,912 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting118 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit88 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15,006 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway2,992 (15%)
  • Roundabout1,021 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road424 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded107 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph6 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph54 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph438 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph16,675 (85%)
  • 40 mph1,833 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph89 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph331 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph124 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds15,884 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,341 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds326 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds299 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds194 (1%)
  • Fog or mist73 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds39 (0.2%)
  • Other219 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded175 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian7,917 (35%)
  • Car occupant7,761 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist2,738 (12%)
  • Cyclist2,030 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,316 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant350 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant225 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)90 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant83 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant74 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Aberdeen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Aberdeen peaked at 919 in 1979; 2025 had 54.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 54
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255463
20245365
20236871
20224854
20214952
20205562
201988108
2018101109
2017123142
2016134161
2015177202
2014217241
2013282317
2012292331
2011282306
2010273304
2009338372
2008403460
2007302338
2006326380
2005349407
2004285329
2003294350
2002316370
2001319390
2000372432
1999371419
1998453516
1997468543
1996469537
1995514600
1994530604
1993577663
1992674786
1991704806
1990765896
1989729849
1988575681
1987622721
1986794916
1985782920
1984739855
1983751857
1982840983
1981818954
1980856991
19799191,090

Map of recent crashes in Aberdeen

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Aberdeen

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Aberdeen

The 24 most recent collisions in Aberdeen happened between 3 July and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Aberdeen

The A92 has the most collisions in Aberdeen, 1,906 of 19,550 (9.7%), followed by the A96 (1,324).

Collisions in Aberdeen on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA921,9062,18020315
2ndA961,3241,54534243
3rdA9561,0091,19324213
4thA90137628667128
5thA94772988313146
6thA90570667898
7thA944432517796
8thA93397452884
9thB983388443568
10thA978283335743
11thB986223267351
12thB9119198233038
13thA946157179522
14thA945152176328
15thB985152175226
16thB987144163024
17thB997101111018
18thA90127483110
19thB98974100116
20thA90116483014
21stB9915968017
22ndB90774350010
23rdB984303815
24thB999162001
25thB97791303
26thA945500
27thA9524601
28thA93710

Council areas covering Aberdeen

Collisions in Aberdeen were recorded in 2 council areas. Aberdeen City has 19,520 of 19,550 (99.8%).

Collisions in Aberdeen by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeen City19,52022,5622403,566
2ndAberdeenshire293606

Postcode districts in Aberdeen

Collisions in Aberdeen were recorded in 11 postcode districts, led by AB11 (3,415) and AB24 (3,038).