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Highland road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 722 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1996, and 1,172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 252 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1995 (714), and casualties rose from 1,092.

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

Collisions in 1996
722
Up 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,172
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
19
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
252
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1996

2.6% of collisions in Highland in 1996 were fatal and 35% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.6%
  • Serious25235%
  • Slight45162%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242%
  • Serious36431%
  • Slight78467%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 722, up 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (13%)
  • Tuesday96 (13%)
  • Wednesday102 (14%)
  • Thursday100 (14%)
  • Friday134 (19%)
  • Saturday96 (13%)
  • Sunday100 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (6.8%)
  • February42 (5.8%)
  • March37 (5.1%)
  • April55 (7.6%)
  • May79 (11%)
  • June52 (7.2%)
  • July73 (10%)
  • August97 (13%)
  • September65 (9%)
  • October66 (9.1%)
  • November44 (6.1%)
  • December63 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight520 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown56 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds496 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Other50 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry417 (58%)
  • Wet or damp252 (35%)
  • Frost or ice37 (5.1%)
  • Snow16 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph191 (26%)
  • 40 mph37 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph480 (66%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway672 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant811 (69%)
  • Pedestrian104 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (7%)
  • Cyclist63 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1059 (5%)
  • 11 to 1583 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20185 (16%)
  • 21 to 25144 (12%)
  • 26 to 35236 (20%)
  • 36 to 45159 (14%)
  • 46 to 55120 (10%)
  • 56 to 6566 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7558 (4.9%)
  • Over 7532 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider605 (52%)
  • Passenger463 (40%)
  • Pedestrian104 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car867 (74%)
  • Motorcycle74 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.4%)
  • Minibus12 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1996

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 106th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1996

The A82 had the most collisions in Highland in 1996: 94, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8294173324
2ndA986165534
3rdA874073120
4thA96254018
5thA862233506
6thA8501939010
7thA832162007
8thA835162806
9thA86162106
10thA95152317
11thA830132204
12thA836112004
13thA882111923
14thB817111613
15thB9176101707
16thB915281303
17thA83871514
18thA85571503
19thA93871114
20thB86271111

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1996

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1996: 63.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1996

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1996: 56.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1996, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years