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Highland road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 714 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1995, and 1,092 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 236 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1994 (617), and casualties rose from 939.

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

Collisions in 1995
714
Up 16% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,092
Up 16% on 1994
Fatal collisions
19
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
236
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1995

2.7% of collisions in Highland in 1995 were fatal and 33% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.7%
  • Serious23633%
  • Slight45964%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.9%
  • Serious31629%
  • Slight75569%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1995 is highlighted, with 714, up 16% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (15%)
  • Tuesday96 (13%)
  • Wednesday87 (12%)
  • Thursday100 (14%)
  • Friday122 (17%)
  • Saturday110 (15%)
  • Sunday94 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (6.9%)
  • February52 (7.3%)
  • March40 (5.6%)
  • April51 (7.1%)
  • May61 (8.5%)
  • June58 (8.1%)
  • July72 (10%)
  • August87 (12%)
  • September70 (9.8%)
  • October73 (10%)
  • November50 (7%)
  • December51 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight497 (70%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown69 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds495 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other54 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry405 (57%)
  • Wet or damp245 (34%)
  • Snow35 (4.9%)
  • Frost or ice27 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph222 (31%)
  • 40 mph43 (6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph438 (61%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway670 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant723 (66%)
  • Pedestrian105 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist73 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1045 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1574 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20164 (15%)
  • 21 to 25150 (14%)
  • 26 to 35237 (22%)
  • 36 to 45149 (14%)
  • 46 to 55106 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7561 (5.6%)
  • Over 7519 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider592 (54%)
  • Passenger395 (36%)
  • Pedestrian105 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car862 (73%)
  • Motorcycle76 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.6%)
  • Minibus17 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1995

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1995 in Highland

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Highland ranked among 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 105th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1995

The A82 had the most collisions in Highland in 1995: 105, including 4 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82105170426
2ndA990158131
3rdA8623454213
4thA96214116
5thA850202906
6thA8351844011
7thA87172809
8thA95173019
9thA836162304
10thA939142108
11thA830131704
12thA832132218
13thA882112313
14thB86291211
15thB900691301
16thB81781000
17thB8616600
18thB86561003
19thB91526800
20thB91616801

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1995

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1995: 78.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1995

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1995: 83.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1995, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years