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Highland road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 817 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1990, and 1,318 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 301 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1989 (851), and casualties fell from 1,358.

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

Collisions in 1990
817
Down 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,318
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
36
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
301
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1990

4.4% of collisions in Highland in 1990 were fatal and 37% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal364.4%
  • Serious30137%
  • Slight48059%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal393%
  • Serious41531%
  • Slight86466%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 817, down 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (17%)
  • Tuesday97 (12%)
  • Wednesday110 (13%)
  • Thursday100 (12%)
  • Friday135 (17%)
  • Saturday132 (16%)
  • Sunday105 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.1%)
  • February60 (7.3%)
  • March52 (6.4%)
  • April47 (5.8%)
  • May75 (9.2%)
  • June76 (9.3%)
  • July86 (11%)
  • August104 (13%)
  • September85 (10%)
  • October58 (7.1%)
  • November71 (8.7%)
  • December45 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight606 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting135 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds488 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds172 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds18 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.1%)
  • Other48 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry414 (51%)
  • Wet or damp322 (39%)
  • Frost or ice39 (4.8%)
  • Snow36 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph203 (25%)
  • 40 mph31 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph563 (69%)
  • 70 mph16 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway754 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant894 (68%)
  • Pedestrian106 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist58 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)44 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant40 (3%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1047 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1561 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20262 (20%)
  • 21 to 25217 (16%)
  • 26 to 35250 (19%)
  • 36 to 45154 (12%)
  • 46 to 55113 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6589 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.6%)
  • Over 7532 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider657 (50%)
  • Passenger555 (42%)
  • Pedestrian106 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car947 (72%)
  • Motorcycle96 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.1%)
  • Minibus25 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1990

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1990 in Highland

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Highland ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 105th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1990

The A82 had the most collisions in Highland in 1990: 120, including 5 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82120202535
2ndA9114230937
3rdA963664112
4thA8363446015
5thA8352535014
6thA862253918
7thA872441311
8thA850233824
9thA832214216
10thA95203228
11thA830192705
12thB9152132112
13thA8691305
14thB81791305
15thB900691202
16thA88281405
17thB86281302
18thA85571013
19thA86171204
20thB90396800

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1990

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1990: 86.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1990

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1990: 96.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1990, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years