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Highland road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 769 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1991, and 1,229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 290 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1990 (817), and casualties fell from 1,318.

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

Collisions in 1991
769
Down 6% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,229
Down 7% on 1990
Fatal collisions
29
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
290
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1991

3.8% of collisions in Highland in 1991 were fatal and 38% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal293.8%
  • Serious29038%
  • Slight45059%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal332.7%
  • Serious41033%
  • Slight78664%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 769, down 6% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (17%)
  • Tuesday91 (12%)
  • Wednesday89 (12%)
  • Thursday100 (13%)
  • Friday126 (16%)
  • Saturday143 (19%)
  • Sunday89 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.9%)
  • February64 (8.3%)
  • March48 (6.2%)
  • April52 (6.8%)
  • May72 (9.4%)
  • June68 (8.8%)
  • July73 (9.5%)
  • August84 (11%)
  • September64 (8.3%)
  • October56 (7.3%)
  • November65 (8.5%)
  • December62 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight566 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting128 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds523 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Other52 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry429 (56%)
  • Wet or damp297 (39%)
  • Frost or ice33 (4.3%)
  • Snow9 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph217 (28%)
  • 40 mph33 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph503 (65%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway721 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant814 (66%)
  • Pedestrian124 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist66 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant41 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant40 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1041 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1564 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20242 (20%)
  • 21 to 25205 (17%)
  • 26 to 35235 (19%)
  • 36 to 45135 (11%)
  • 46 to 5596 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6589 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7559 (4.8%)
  • Over 7521 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider606 (49%)
  • Passenger499 (41%)
  • Pedestrian124 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car924 (74%)
  • Motorcycle77 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.3%)
  • Minibus27 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle25 (2%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1991

Map of the last 20 crashes of 1991 in Highland

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

  • 20 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Highland ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 99th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1991

The A82 had the most collisions in Highland in 1991: 120, including 5 fatal and 45 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82120183545
2ndA992179740
3rdA964170217
4thA836325937
5thA8622736311
6thA872542212
7thA951740110
8thA830162615
9thB817152016
10thA832142205
11thA850133313
12thA835122014
13thB9006121400
14thA882111615
15thB915281000
16thB97081202
17thA83471013
18thA83873705
19thB86271002
20thA8556700

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1991

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1991: 66.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1991

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1991: 99.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1991, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years