North East Scotland road accident statistics: FOI release

Information requested

1. How many road accidents/deaths occurred in the North-east last year?
2. How many road death victims in the north-east region were maybe not wearing a seatbelt in the last year/over the last three potentially?
3. Of these accidents, how many were potentially using their mobile phones?

You have also clarified that you were interested in the statistics for Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire local authorities.

Response

These are the number of collisions (accidents) that occurred in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire local authorities together by their severity:

	2020	2021	2022	Total
Fatal	8	14	13	35
Seriously injured	107	107	99	313
Slightly injured	74	79	95	248
Total	189	200	207	596

These are the number of casualties that occurred in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire local authorities together by their severity:

	2020	2021	2022	Total
Fatal	8	14	13	35
Seriously injured	127	119	129	375
Slightly injured	117	122	171	410
Total	252	255	313	820

To confirm, there were 13 deaths and 207 collisions (with 313 casualties of all severities) in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire local authorities together last year. Some collisions have more than one casualty.

There were 3 deaths (one for each year 2020, 2021, 2022) that were known to not wear a seatbelt in the last three years in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire local authorities together according to Police Scotland records (where applicable).

There were no collisions over the last three years in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire local authorities that had mobile phone use listed as a contributory factor.

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