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Westhill road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 228 road traffic collisions in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 279 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
228
1,811th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
279
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
54
64 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Westhill

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious5424%
  • Slight16974%

What the data shows

  • Westhill had 12 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 67% fewer than the 36 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Westhill were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 59 children under 16 were killed or injured in Westhill, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Westhill.

Where Westhill ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,811th
Most casualties
1,897th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,661st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (18%)
  • Tuesday39 (17%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday20 (8.8%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday27 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (95%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph124 (54%)
  • 40 mph39 (17%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph61 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant153 (55%)
  • Pedestrian49 (18%)
  • Cyclist40 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Westhill road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westhill, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Westhill peaked at 13 in 1989; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202323
202211
202100
202012
201922
201800
201733
201611
201533
201434
201311
201255
201123
201079
2009510
200855
200744
200611
200568
200499
200345
200233
200145
200035
199979
1998911
199777
199633
199577
19941113
1993812
199279
199145
19901112
19891318
1988811
1987510
198623
198566
198478
1983910
19821012
198188
198079
197922

Map of recent crashes in Westhill

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Westhill

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Westhill

The 24 most recent collisions in Westhill happened between 26 February 2012 and 26 April 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Westhill

The A944 has the most collisions in Westhill, 90 of 228 (39%), followed by the B979 (9).

Collisions in Westhill on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA94490124128
2ndB97991210
3rdB911981313

Council area for Westhill

Westhill is in Aberdeenshire, where police recorded 27,938 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Westhill accounts for 0.8% of them.

Postcode district for Westhill

All 228 collisions in Westhill were in the AB32 postcode district.