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Highland road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 802 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1984, and 1,207 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 321 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1983 (752), and casualties rose from 1,155.

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

Collisions in 1984
802
Up 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,207
Up 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
39
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
321
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1984

4.9% of collisions in Highland in 1984 were fatal and 40% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal394.9%
  • Serious32140%
  • Slight44255%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal463.8%
  • Serious44036%
  • Slight72160%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 802, up 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (12%)
  • Tuesday96 (12%)
  • Wednesday75 (9.4%)
  • Thursday110 (14%)
  • Friday144 (18%)
  • Saturday169 (21%)
  • Sunday108 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5967 (8.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59194 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7.5%)
  • February37 (4.6%)
  • March50 (6.2%)
  • April61 (7.6%)
  • May64 (8%)
  • June69 (8.6%)
  • July90 (11%)
  • August75 (9.4%)
  • September94 (12%)
  • October86 (11%)
  • November59 (7.4%)
  • December57 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight541 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting149 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds541 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Other48 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry466 (58%)
  • Wet or damp271 (34%)
  • Frost or ice33 (4.1%)
  • Snow30 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph266 (33%)
  • 40 mph31 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph484 (60%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway740 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant722 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (13%)
  • Pedestrian134 (11%)
  • Cyclist62 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant44 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1572 (6%)
  • 16 to 20261 (22%)
  • 21 to 25197 (16%)
  • 26 to 35215 (18%)
  • 36 to 45137 (11%)
  • 46 to 5586 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6585 (7%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3%)
  • Over 7532 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider630 (52%)
  • Passenger443 (37%)
  • Pedestrian134 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car861 (69%)
  • Motorcycle137 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.9%)
  • Minibus22 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1984

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1984 in Highland

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Highland ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 106th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1984

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 1984: 109, including 14 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA91092031440
2ndA8297141540
3rdA964271019
4thA8624053214
5thA8362852112
6thA8502539210
7thA872132010
8thA832173024
9thA830162115
10thA8821529210
11thA95122004
12thB9006121508
13thB817111204
14thB861101200
15thA83592024
16thB87491116
17thB915291612
18thA85581002
19thA8681404
20thA93981505

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1984

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1984: 103.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1984

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1984: 106.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1984, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years