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Highland road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 981 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1980, and 1,487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 395 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (1,020), and casualties fell from 1,602.

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

Collisions in 1980
981
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,487
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
40
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
395
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1980

4.1% of collisions in Highland in 1980 were fatal and 40% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal404.1%
  • Serious39540%
  • Slight54656%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal453%
  • Serious55938%
  • Slight88359%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 981, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (12%)
  • Tuesday116 (12%)
  • Wednesday112 (11%)
  • Thursday139 (14%)
  • Friday174 (18%)
  • Saturday202 (21%)
  • Sunday119 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5981 (8.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (5.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59159 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59257 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (4.6%)
  • February47 (4.8%)
  • March78 (8%)
  • April59 (6%)
  • May77 (7.8%)
  • June101 (10%)
  • July110 (11%)
  • August121 (12%)
  • September98 (10%)
  • October93 (9.5%)
  • November71 (7.2%)
  • December81 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight676 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting195 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds599 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds211 (22%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Other75 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry514 (52%)
  • Wet or damp373 (38%)
  • Frost or ice53 (5.4%)
  • Snow36 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph301 (31%)
  • 40 mph21 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph619 (63%)
  • 70 mph26 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway916 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant942 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist179 (12%)
  • Pedestrian139 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant69 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist51 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant32 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1051 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1574 (5%)
  • 16 to 20318 (21%)
  • 21 to 25237 (16%)
  • 26 to 35283 (19%)
  • 36 to 45163 (11%)
  • 46 to 55134 (9%)
  • 56 to 6579 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7584 (5.6%)
  • Over 7525 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider767 (52%)
  • Passenger581 (39%)
  • Pedestrian139 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car999 (68%)
  • Motorcycle180 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.9%)
  • Minibus24 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Highland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Highland ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 78th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1980

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 1980: 243, including 11 fatal and 107 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA924338411107
2ndA8294158341
3rdA963255114
4thA8363050114
5thA8322742112
6thA850254327
7thA87214439
8thA882213518
9thA830162014
10thA86132307
11thB861131605
12thB817121905
13thA95112006
14thA835102404
15thA896101205
16thB9161101105
17thB916591513
18thB90908803
19thB97081005
20thA83171514

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1980

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1980: 92.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1980

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1980: 88.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years