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Elgin road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,294 road traffic collisions in Elgin, Moray, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 235 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,294
627th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,501
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
20 people killed
Serious collisions
235
262 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Elgin

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal191.5%
  • Serious23518%
  • Slight1,04080%

What the data shows

  • Elgin had 69 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 67% fewer than the 210 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Elgin were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 354 children under 16 were killed or injured in Elgin, 24% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Elgin.

Where Elgin ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
627th
Most casualties
673rd
Most fatal collisions
518th
Most serious collisions
626th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday200 (15%)
  • Tuesday182 (14%)
  • Wednesday165 (13%)
  • Thursday198 (15%)
  • Friday234 (18%)
  • Saturday207 (16%)
  • Sunday108 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight948 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit310 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,085 (84%)
  • Roundabout120 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road62 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,091 (84%)
  • 40 mph130 (10%)
  • 60 mph69 (5.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,060 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian492 (33%)
  • Car occupant462 (31%)
  • Cyclist252 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist224 (15%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Elgin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elgin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Elgin peaked at 63 in 1979; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202566
202455
2023910
202267
202133
202033
201945
20181213
20171217
2016911
20151313
20141011
20131617
20121824
20112225
20102222
20093032
20083640
20072020
20062330
20052325
20042227
20031820
20022021
20012329
20001926
19992125
19981618
19972226
19963240
19953740
19943337
19934551
19925659
19914145
19903337
19896069
19885357
19875057
19864550
19854765
19845464
19833946
19824249
19815163
19805059
19796382

Map of recent crashes in Elgin

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Elgin

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Elgin

The 24 most recent collisions in Elgin happened between 30 July 2022 and 25 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Elgin

The A96 has the most collisions in Elgin, 289 of 1,294 (22%), followed by the A941 (231).

Collisions in Elgin on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA962893561055
2ndA941231262437
3rdB9010131905
4thB9012121204

Council area for Elgin

Elgin is in Moray, where police recorded 8,431 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Elgin accounts for 15% of them.

Postcode district for Elgin

All 1,294 collisions in Elgin were in the IV30 postcode district.