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Highland road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 763 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1992, and 1,170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 265 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1991 (769), and casualties fell from 1,229.

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

Collisions in 1992
763
Down 1% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,170
Down 5% on 1991
Fatal collisions
24
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
265
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1992

3.1% of collisions in Highland in 1992 were fatal and 35% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal243.1%
  • Serious26535%
  • Slight47462%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal282.4%
  • Serious35130%
  • Slight79168%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1992 is highlighted, with 763, down 1% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (14%)
  • Tuesday99 (13%)
  • Wednesday91 (12%)
  • Thursday102 (13%)
  • Friday144 (19%)
  • Saturday133 (17%)
  • Sunday90 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59153 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (6.8%)
  • February48 (6.3%)
  • March49 (6.4%)
  • April50 (6.6%)
  • May75 (9.8%)
  • June64 (8.4%)
  • July90 (12%)
  • August109 (14%)
  • September74 (9.7%)
  • October46 (6%)
  • November56 (7.3%)
  • December50 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight562 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting125 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds482 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Other52 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry405 (53%)
  • Wet or damp306 (40%)
  • Frost or ice33 (4.3%)
  • Snow19 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph213 (28%)
  • 40 mph39 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph501 (66%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway722 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant756 (65%)
  • Pedestrian127 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist68 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant43 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant42 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1579 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20187 (16%)
  • 21 to 25181 (15%)
  • 26 to 35252 (22%)
  • 36 to 45139 (12%)
  • 46 to 55102 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.9%)
  • Over 7522 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider610 (52%)
  • Passenger433 (37%)
  • Pedestrian127 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car896 (72%)
  • Motorcycle88 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.5%)
  • Minibus24 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1992

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 96th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
96th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1992

The A82 had the most collisions in Highland in 1992: 112, including 6 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82112183628
2ndA985141235
3rdA96284538
4thA8352545118
5thA862253318
6thA836224023
7thA872232113
8thA850202926
9thA95152006
10thA86132804
11thB817132507
12thA830122312
13thA832123023
14thA939101803
15thB86291304
16thB90067802
17thB90907802
18thA83161405
19thA8346701
20thA83861105

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1992

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1992: 75.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1992

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1992: 84.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1992, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years