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Forres road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in Forres, Moray, from 1979 to 2025, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 85 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
412
1,288th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
472
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
85
94 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Forres

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious8521%
  • Slight32178%

What the data shows

  • Forres had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 74% fewer than the 54 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Forres were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 105 children under 16 were killed or injured in Forres, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Forres.

Where Forres ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,288th
Most casualties
1,377th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,258th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (17%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (87%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph344 (83%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph43 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian149 (32%)
  • Cyclist118 (25%)
  • Car occupant106 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (19%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Forres road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forres, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Forres peaked at 25 in 1987; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202312
202200
202111
202022
201911
201822
201744
201622
201535
201434
201322
201222
201155
201067
20091313
20081313
200722
200655
2005710
20041315
200355
200277
200157
200089
19991010
199888
19971113
199677
19951313
19941010
199355
19921515
199189
19901215
19891618
19881314
19872527
19861924
19851721
19841011
19831719
19822126
19812426
19801929
19791926

Map of recent crashes in Forres

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Forres

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Forres

The 24 most recent collisions in Forres happened between 3 September 2012 and 6 May 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Forres

The A96 has the most collisions in Forres, 130 of 412 (32%), followed by the A940 (66).

Collisions in Forres on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96130159327
2ndA940667418
3rdB90114956012
4thB9010101102

Council areas covering Forres

Collisions in Forres were recorded in 2 council areas. Moray has 409 of 412 (99%).

Collisions in Forres by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMoray409469683
2ndAberdeenshire3302

Postcode district for Forres

All 412 collisions in Forres were in the IV36 postcode district.