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Highland road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 949 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1982, and 1,437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 412 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1981 (967), and casualties fell from 1,461.

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

Collisions in 1982
949
Down 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,437
Down 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
43
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
412
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1982

4.5% of collisions in Highland in 1982 were fatal and 43% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal434.5%
  • Serious41243%
  • Slight49452%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal503.5%
  • Serious57240%
  • Slight81557%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 949, down 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (11%)
  • Tuesday119 (13%)
  • Wednesday105 (11%)
  • Thursday139 (15%)
  • Friday165 (17%)
  • Saturday173 (18%)
  • Sunday140 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5968 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59234 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (6.3%)
  • February69 (7.3%)
  • March58 (6.1%)
  • April60 (6.3%)
  • May77 (8.1%)
  • June84 (8.9%)
  • July90 (9.5%)
  • August120 (13%)
  • September86 (9.1%)
  • October84 (8.9%)
  • November85 (9%)
  • December76 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight651 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting204 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds618 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds156 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds17 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Other70 (7.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry517 (54%)
  • Wet or damp319 (34%)
  • Frost or ice79 (8.3%)
  • Snow30 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph288 (30%)
  • 40 mph13 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph628 (66%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway862 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant916 (64%)
  • Pedestrian154 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (10%)
  • Cyclist62 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant60 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1051 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1574 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20309 (22%)
  • 21 to 25246 (17%)
  • 26 to 35262 (18%)
  • 36 to 45140 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 55133 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6592 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7569 (4.8%)
  • Over 7531 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider727 (51%)
  • Passenger556 (39%)
  • Pedestrian154 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car981 (69%)
  • Motorcycle142 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.8%)
  • Minibus26 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1982

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1982 in Highland

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  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Highland ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 86th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
86th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1982

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 1982: 199, including 17 fatal and 84 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA91993011784
2ndA8293140237
3rdA8364272217
4thA964269315
5thA8323067115
6thA8502742211
7thA862223019
8thA830172515
9thA87172708
10thB9161152208
11thA835123118
12thA95122014
13thA86112017
14thB817111817
15thA882102006
16thA83491623
17thA83891404
18thB86191004
19thB87491206
20thB91528905

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1982

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1982: 119.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1982

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1982: 101.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1982, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years