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Highland road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 851 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1989, and 1,358 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 48 were fatal and 341 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1988 (720), and casualties rose from 1,088.

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

Collisions in 1989
851
Up 18% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,358
Up 25% on 1988
Fatal collisions
48
5.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
341
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1989

5.6% of collisions in Highland in 1989 were fatal and 40% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal485.6%
  • Serious34140%
  • Slight46254%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal554.1%
  • Serious50637%
  • Slight79759%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 851, up 18% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (16%)
  • Tuesday103 (12%)
  • Wednesday103 (12%)
  • Thursday113 (13%)
  • Friday145 (17%)
  • Saturday151 (18%)
  • Sunday104 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59162 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59205 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (5.5%)
  • February51 (6%)
  • March61 (7.2%)
  • April44 (5.2%)
  • May63 (7.4%)
  • June70 (8.2%)
  • July78 (9.2%)
  • August112 (13%)
  • September92 (11%)
  • October83 (9.8%)
  • November68 (8%)
  • December82 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight608 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting153 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds597 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other48 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry453 (53%)
  • Wet or damp341 (40%)
  • Frost or ice33 (3.9%)
  • Snow21 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph238 (28%)
  • 40 mph39 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph547 (64%)
  • 70 mph25 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway781 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant944 (70%)
  • Pedestrian131 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist79 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant41 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant36 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1052 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1569 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20227 (17%)
  • 21 to 25253 (19%)
  • 26 to 35280 (21%)
  • 36 to 45162 (12%)
  • 46 to 55109 (8%)
  • 56 to 6568 (5%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4%)
  • Over 7531 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider706 (52%)
  • Passenger521 (38%)
  • Pedestrian131 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,018 (73%)
  • Motorcycle86 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.6%)
  • Minibus22 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1989

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1989 in Highland

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Highland ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 103rd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1989

The A82 had the most collisions in Highland in 1989: 129, including 6 fatal and 53 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82129211653
2ndA91252451062
3rdA8363562111
4thA96324909
5thA850273626
6thA8622740110
7thA830212808
8thA832193947
9thA87183029
10thA835172508
11thA95172507
12thB9006152407
13thA882121524
14thA8681204
15thB915281010
16thB8177904
17thB86271213
18thA83461313
19thA86161104
20thA8315810

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1989

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1989: 83.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1989

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1989: 100.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1989, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years