The A90: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 142 people were killed or seriously injured in 117 collisions on the A90, making it the 102th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
117
serious or fatal collisions
142
people killed or seriously injured
16
collisions that took a life
#102
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A90 carries 313 recorded injury collisions over the period, 117 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Aberdeenshire, City of Edinburgh, Angus, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 14% against 7% across the numbered network, which usually points to higher speeds. Most collisions were recorded on 70 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2024 with 27 serious collisions, and the count is down 28% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A90
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Aberdeenshire46 KSI
- City of Edinburgh23 KSI
- Angus20 KSI
- Perth and Kinross14 KSI
- Dundee City9 KSI
- Aberdeen City5 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A90
2025: 18 (down 33.3% on the year before) · peak 27 in 2024 · -28% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A90
How many accidents happen on the A90?
Police recorded 313 injury collisions on the A90 over 2021–2025, of which 117 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 142 people killed or seriously injured, including 16 fatal collisions.
Is the A90 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 102 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 93 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A90 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Aberdeenshire, City of Edinburgh, Angus. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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