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Highland road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 693 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1993, and 1,043 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 218 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1992 (763), and casualties fell from 1,170.

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

Collisions in 1993
693
Down 9% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,043
Down 11% on 1992
Fatal collisions
17
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
218
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1993

2.5% of collisions in Highland in 1993 were fatal and 31% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious21831%
  • Slight45866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.1%
  • Serious28627%
  • Slight73570%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 693, down 9% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (14%)
  • Tuesday97 (14%)
  • Wednesday85 (12%)
  • Thursday99 (14%)
  • Friday117 (17%)
  • Saturday107 (15%)
  • Sunday92 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (5.5%)
  • February32 (4.6%)
  • March39 (5.6%)
  • April52 (7.5%)
  • May67 (9.7%)
  • June69 (10%)
  • July86 (12%)
  • August82 (12%)
  • September86 (12%)
  • October45 (6.5%)
  • November50 (7.2%)
  • December47 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight523 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting112 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds458 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Other43 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry391 (56%)
  • Wet or damp243 (35%)
  • Frost or ice39 (5.6%)
  • Snow18 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph202 (29%)
  • 40 mph27 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph453 (65%)
  • 70 mph7 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway645 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant665 (64%)
  • Pedestrian112 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist77 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1575 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20155 (15%)
  • 21 to 25187 (18%)
  • 26 to 35193 (19%)
  • 36 to 45142 (14%)
  • 46 to 5598 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.5%)
  • Over 7519 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider561 (54%)
  • Passenger370 (35%)
  • Pedestrian112 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car793 (70%)
  • Motorcycle91 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.6%)
  • Minibus27 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 109th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1993

The A82 had the most collisions in Highland in 1993: 97, including 4 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8297153428
2ndA975134225
3rdA96314839
4thA832304717
5thA862253208
6thA836223226
7thA87203118
8thA850182607
9thA830142504
10thA835131706
11thB817101201
12thB9152101201
13thA8681603
14thA8828902
15thA9581605
16thA83871102
17thB90067801
18thA83161302
19thA9395902
20thB8515901

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1993

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1993: 70.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1993

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1993: 86.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1993, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years