The A96: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 136 people were killed or seriously injured in 104 collisions on the A96, making it the 112th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
104
serious or fatal collisions
136
people killed or seriously injured
13
collisions that took a life
#112
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A96 carries 171 recorded injury collisions over the period, 104 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Aberdeenshire, Highland, Moray, with 1 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 13% against 7% across the numbered network, which usually points to higher speeds. Most collisions were recorded on 60 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2023 with 35 serious collisions, and the count is down 6% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A96
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
- Aberdeenshire32 KSI
- Highland30 KSI
- Moray25 KSI
- Aberdeen City17 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A96
2025: 16 (down 15.8% on the year before) · peak 35 in 2023 · -5.9% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A96
How many accidents happen on the A96?
Police recorded 171 injury collisions on the A96 over 2021–2025, of which 104 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 136 people killed or seriously injured, including 13 fatal collisions.
Is the A96 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 112 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 102 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 A96 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Aberdeenshire, Highland, Moray. 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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