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Highland road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,020 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1979, and 1,602 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 413 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 28,651 collisions in Highland.

Collisions in 1979
1,020
Casualties in 1979
1,602
Fatal collisions
49
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
413
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1979

4.8% of collisions in Highland in 1979 were fatal and 40% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal494.8%
  • Serious41340%
  • Slight55855%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal573.6%
  • Serious59437%
  • Slight95159%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025245392
2024273405
2023259390
2022206308
2021207295
2020215296
2019335499
2018387540
2017307434
2016386545
2015379507
2014431580
2013443616
2012455696
2011488685
2010474724
2009614938
2008586846
2007626929
2006620879
2005656993
20046801,058
20036781,035
2002628927
20016941,071
20006871,031
19997601,146
19987801,211
19977461,172
19967221,172
19957141,092
1994617939
19936931,043
19927631,170
19917691,229
19908171,318
19898511,358
19887201,088
19877161,078
19867681,199
19857851,250
19848021,207
19837521,155
19829491,437
19819671,461
19809811,487
19791,0201,602

When and where crashes happen in Highland in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (12%)
  • Tuesday116 (11%)
  • Wednesday127 (12%)
  • Thursday130 (13%)
  • Friday198 (19%)
  • Saturday213 (21%)
  • Sunday109 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59187 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59229 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59164 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (8.2%)
  • February47 (4.6%)
  • March107 (10%)
  • April63 (6.2%)
  • May75 (7.4%)
  • June92 (9%)
  • July119 (12%)
  • August103 (10%)
  • September113 (11%)
  • October76 (7.5%)
  • November55 (5.4%)
  • December86 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight714 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting217 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds614 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds171 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds53 (5.2%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other95 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry499 (49%)
  • Wet or damp357 (35%)
  • Snow82 (8%)
  • Frost or ice80 (7.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph301 (30%)
  • 40 mph21 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph31 (3%)
  • 60 mph633 (62%)
  • 70 mph31 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway957 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant968 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist201 (13%)
  • Pedestrian150 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant82 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)45 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist43 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant43 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1052 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1578 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20417 (26%)
  • 21 to 25250 (16%)
  • 26 to 35289 (18%)
  • 36 to 45157 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 55131 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 65106 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7570 (4.4%)
  • Over 7518 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider798 (50%)
  • Passenger654 (41%)
  • Pedestrian150 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,028 (65%)
  • Motorcycle189 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes114 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (2.8%)
  • Minibus37 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach29 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1979

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1979 in Highland

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  • 21 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Highland ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 76th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
76th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1979

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 1979: 257, including 20 fatal and 101 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA925742020101
2ndA82110172434
3rdA963872318
4thA8363480019
5thA8323161016
6thA8502847210
7thA95234259
8thA87183319
9thA8301729011
10thA835172629
11thA834122225
12thB817121215
13thB9161121502
14thA882112213
15thB9090101314
16thA89091313
17thA85581304
18thA8628903
19thA93981001
20thB8618902

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1979

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1979: 90.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1979

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1979: 94.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1979, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years