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Highland road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 752 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1983, and 1,155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 303 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 1982 (949), and casualties fell from 1,437.

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

Collisions in 1983
752
Down 21% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,155
Down 20% on 1982
Fatal collisions
25
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
303
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1983

3.3% of collisions in Highland in 1983 were fatal and 40% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal253.3%
  • Serious30340%
  • Slight42456%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal312.7%
  • Serious42537%
  • Slight69961%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 752, down 21% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (12%)
  • Tuesday95 (13%)
  • Wednesday91 (12%)
  • Thursday119 (16%)
  • Friday134 (18%)
  • Saturday139 (18%)
  • Sunday86 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (7.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (6.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59200 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (6.6%)
  • February41 (5.5%)
  • March68 (9%)
  • April44 (5.9%)
  • May55 (7.3%)
  • June54 (7.2%)
  • July99 (13%)
  • August82 (11%)
  • September81 (11%)
  • October57 (7.6%)
  • November50 (6.6%)
  • December71 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight518 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting159 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds498 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other32 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry440 (59%)
  • Wet or damp266 (35%)
  • Snow22 (2.9%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph232 (31%)
  • 40 mph15 (2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph479 (64%)
  • 70 mph21 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway682 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant721 (62%)
  • Pedestrian151 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist49 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1049 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1567 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20216 (19%)
  • 21 to 25203 (18%)
  • 26 to 35198 (17%)
  • 36 to 45116 (10%)
  • 46 to 5588 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6589 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7571 (6.1%)
  • Over 7521 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider553 (48%)
  • Passenger451 (39%)
  • Pedestrian151 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car823 (72%)
  • Motorcycle105 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.2%)
  • Minibus20 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1983

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1983 in Highland

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Highland ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 107th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
107th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1983

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 1983: 125, including 7 fatal and 56 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9125204756
2ndA8293130127
3rdA963557219
4thA8623045013
5thA850254108
6thA8362028010
7thA832193418
8thB817194116
9thA882182418
10thB9006182827
11thA835145224
12thA830121407
13thA87122316
14thA89691414
15thA9591405
16thA83471013
17thA89071803
18thA8555802
19thB8625703
20thB90395602

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1983

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1983: 72.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1983

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1983: 92.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1983, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years