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Highland road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 720 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1988, and 1,088 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 257 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1987 (716), and casualties rose from 1,078.

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

Collisions in 1988
720
Up 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,088
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
25
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
257
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1988

3.5% of collisions in Highland in 1988 were fatal and 36% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal253.5%
  • Serious25736%
  • Slight43861%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal272.5%
  • Serious34031%
  • Slight72166%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 720, up 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (13%)
  • Tuesday91 (13%)
  • Wednesday84 (12%)
  • Thursday113 (16%)
  • Friday127 (18%)
  • Saturday129 (18%)
  • Sunday85 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (6.8%)
  • February53 (7.4%)
  • March58 (8.1%)
  • April46 (6.4%)
  • May51 (7.1%)
  • June64 (8.9%)
  • July83 (12%)
  • August99 (14%)
  • September75 (10%)
  • October47 (6.5%)
  • November50 (6.9%)
  • December45 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight520 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting137 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds475 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (5%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry355 (49%)
  • Wet or damp331 (46%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.1%)
  • Snow11 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph213 (30%)
  • 40 mph25 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph465 (65%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway649 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant721 (66%)
  • Pedestrian100 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist69 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant32 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1563 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20238 (22%)
  • 21 to 25189 (17%)
  • 26 to 35183 (17%)
  • 36 to 45118 (11%)
  • 46 to 5588 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6576 (7%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.7%)
  • Over 7525 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider578 (53%)
  • Passenger410 (38%)
  • Pedestrian100 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car844 (72%)
  • Motorcycle88 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.4%)
  • Minibus22 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Highland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Highland ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 116th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
116th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1988

The A82 had the most collisions in Highland in 1988: 120, including 5 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82120177534
2ndA985159336
3rdA850303409
4thA963040212
5thA8322632016
6thA862253416
7thA87234216
8thA95202909
9thA836183326
10thA835132217
11thA830121706
12thB9006122311
13thA93993024
14thB914691002
15thA83871204
16thA85571403
17thA8616905
18thA89561602
19thB86261002
20thB87461005

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1988

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1988: 102.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1988

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1988: 93.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1988, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years