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Highland road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 716 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1987, and 1,078 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 295 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (768), and casualties fell from 1,199.

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

Collisions in 1987
716
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,078
Down 10% on 1986
Fatal collisions
21
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
295
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1987

2.9% of collisions in Highland in 1987 were fatal and 41% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.9%
  • Serious29541%
  • Slight40056%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.9%
  • Serious38936%
  • Slight66862%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 716, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (13%)
  • Tuesday102 (14%)
  • Wednesday75 (10%)
  • Thursday119 (17%)
  • Friday125 (17%)
  • Saturday120 (17%)
  • Sunday84 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (5.4%)
  • February37 (5.2%)
  • March56 (7.8%)
  • April51 (7.1%)
  • May56 (7.8%)
  • June60 (8.4%)
  • July77 (11%)
  • August86 (12%)
  • September73 (10%)
  • October63 (8.8%)
  • November58 (8.1%)
  • December60 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight510 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting127 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds509 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Other29 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry407 (57%)
  • Wet or damp260 (36%)
  • Frost or ice34 (4.7%)
  • Snow13 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph227 (32%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph446 (62%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway665 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant689 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (11%)
  • Pedestrian102 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist65 (6%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1556 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20228 (21%)
  • 21 to 25189 (18%)
  • 26 to 35174 (16%)
  • 36 to 45125 (12%)
  • 46 to 5586 (8%)
  • 56 to 6581 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.5%)
  • Over 7523 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider569 (53%)
  • Passenger407 (38%)
  • Pedestrian102 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car796 (69%)
  • Motorcycle109 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.7%)
  • Minibus15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1987

Map of the last 19 crashes of 1987 in Highland

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

  • 19 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Highland ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 112th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1987

The A82 had the most collisions in Highland in 1987: 93, including 3 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8293141333
2ndA991148643
3rdA8362942015
4thA862264119
5thA962435110
6thA850213509
7thA87214618
8thA95193027
9thA835173427
10thA882172606
11thA832142107
12thB8171419010
13thA830121604
14thA86121424
15thB861101502
16thB900671204
17thB86261702
18thB8746813
19thA8345502
20thA8555901

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1987

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1987: 88.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1987

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1987: 84.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1987, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years