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Highland road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 785 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1985, and 1,250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 322 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (802), and casualties rose from 1,207.

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

Collisions in 1985
785
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,250
Up 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
34
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
322
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1985

4.3% of collisions in Highland in 1985 were fatal and 41% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal344.3%
  • Serious32241%
  • Slight42955%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal393.1%
  • Serious44636%
  • Slight76561%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 785, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (11%)
  • Tuesday104 (13%)
  • Wednesday97 (12%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday138 (18%)
  • Saturday145 (18%)
  • Sunday98 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (6.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (3.6%)
  • February41 (5.2%)
  • March59 (7.5%)
  • April52 (6.6%)
  • May58 (7.4%)
  • June81 (10%)
  • July82 (10%)
  • August118 (15%)
  • September86 (11%)
  • October56 (7.1%)
  • November65 (8.3%)
  • December59 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight558 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting139 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds506 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds165 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Other57 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry405 (52%)
  • Wet or damp313 (40%)
  • Frost or ice46 (5.9%)
  • Snow19 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph253 (32%)
  • 40 mph21 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph492 (63%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway720 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant772 (62%)
  • Pedestrian148 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist66 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant49 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1053 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1583 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20236 (19%)
  • 21 to 25203 (16%)
  • 26 to 35226 (18%)
  • 36 to 45126 (10%)
  • 46 to 55111 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6585 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7563 (5%)
  • Over 7537 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider606 (48%)
  • Passenger496 (40%)
  • Pedestrian148 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car859 (70%)
  • Motorcycle111 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.3%)
  • Minibus15 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1985

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 101st most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1985

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 1985: 104, including 4 fatal and 49 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9104206449
2ndA8293148229
3rdA8363461514
4thA962947017
5thA8622837116
6thA832243618
7thA872357310
8thA850203918
9thA835192919
10thA830151803
11thA95142106
12thB9006141603
13thA882122516
14thB817111505
15thA83491014
16thA86171103
17thB8617803
18thB8626603
19thB91526601
20thA8335502

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1985

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1985: 103.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1985

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1985: 92.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1985, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years