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Highland road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 768 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1986, and 1,199 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 295 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1985 (785), and casualties fell from 1,250.

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

Collisions in 1986
768
Down 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,199
Down 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
31
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
295
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1986

4% of collisions in Highland in 1986 were fatal and 38% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal314%
  • Serious29538%
  • Slight44258%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal352.9%
  • Serious39733%
  • Slight76764%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 768, down 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (12%)
  • Tuesday96 (13%)
  • Wednesday101 (13%)
  • Thursday119 (15%)
  • Friday127 (17%)
  • Saturday127 (17%)
  • Sunday107 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (6.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59153 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59194 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7%)
  • February36 (4.7%)
  • March47 (6.1%)
  • April50 (6.5%)
  • May71 (9.2%)
  • June68 (8.9%)
  • July85 (11%)
  • August90 (12%)
  • September58 (7.6%)
  • October66 (8.6%)
  • November71 (9.2%)
  • December72 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight565 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting125 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds493 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (5.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other61 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry413 (54%)
  • Wet or damp279 (36%)
  • Frost or ice56 (7.3%)
  • Snow17 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph266 (35%)
  • 40 mph22 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph456 (59%)
  • 70 mph17 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway693 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant744 (62%)
  • Pedestrian124 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist76 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant43 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1053 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1587 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20206 (17%)
  • 21 to 25195 (16%)
  • 26 to 35207 (17%)
  • 36 to 45150 (13%)
  • 46 to 55102 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6568 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7560 (5%)
  • Over 7533 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider599 (50%)
  • Passenger476 (40%)
  • Pedestrian124 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car840 (70%)
  • Motorcycle96 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.4%)
  • Minibus14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1986

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1986 in Highland

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Highland ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 107th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
107th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1986

The A82 had the most collisions in Highland in 1986: 114, including 4 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82114187436
2ndA9107179951
3rdA8623446111
4thA8362637112
5thA96265029
6thA8322234215
7thA850226719
8thA8821930111
9thA87183715
10thA835132105
11thA95132816
12thA83091903
13thB86281002
14thA8671203
15thB86171103
16thB90067712
17thA8346801
18thB91466603
19thB91756713
20thA40675600

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1986

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1986: 106.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1986

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1986: 81.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1986, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years