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Highland road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 617 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1994, and 939 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1993 (693), and casualties fell from 1,043.

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

Collisions in 1994
617
Down 11% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
939
Down 10% on 1993
Fatal collisions
23
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1994

3.7% of collisions in Highland in 1994 were fatal and 32% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.7%
  • Serious20032%
  • Slight39464%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.6%
  • Serious27529%
  • Slight64068%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1994 is highlighted, with 617, down 11% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (12%)
  • Wednesday73 (12%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (16%)
  • Sunday93 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.6%)
  • February39 (6.3%)
  • March58 (9.4%)
  • April47 (7.6%)
  • May37 (6%)
  • June54 (8.8%)
  • July56 (9.1%)
  • August84 (14%)
  • September56 (9.1%)
  • October65 (11%)
  • November38 (6.2%)
  • December36 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight443 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown54 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Other31 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (53%)
  • Wet or damp231 (37%)
  • Snow33 (5.3%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph182 (29%)
  • 40 mph35 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph395 (64%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway576 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant631 (67%)
  • Pedestrian102 (11%)
  • Cyclist57 (6.1%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (2%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1045 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1569 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20141 (15%)
  • 21 to 25131 (14%)
  • 26 to 35188 (20%)
  • 36 to 45116 (12%)
  • 46 to 5599 (11%)
  • 56 to 6573 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider490 (52%)
  • Passenger347 (37%)
  • Pedestrian102 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car722 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.8%)
  • Minibus12 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1994

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1994 in Highland

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Highland ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 133rd most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1994

The A82 had the most collisions in Highland in 1994: 84, including 3 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8284118329
2ndA974121618
3rdA96277607
4thA836213008
5thA832192707
6thA830172007
7thA95173016
8thA850152907
9thA835141907
10thA862132116
11thB817122220
12thA87101403
13thA88292014
14thA93981202
15thB8748801
16thB900681203
17thA83471722
18thA8671104
19thB90906903
20thB91526702

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1994

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1994: 60.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1994

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1994: 74.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1994, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years