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Highland road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 746 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1997, and 1,172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1996 (722), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1997
746
Up 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,172
Level with 1996
Fatal collisions
31
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1997

4.2% of collisions in Highland in 1997 were fatal and 25% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal314.2%
  • Serious18725%
  • Slight52871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal373.2%
  • Serious27924%
  • Slight85673%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 746, up 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (15%)
  • Tuesday108 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (11%)
  • Thursday93 (12%)
  • Friday120 (16%)
  • Saturday134 (18%)
  • Sunday100 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (5.5%)
  • February51 (6.8%)
  • March56 (7.5%)
  • April41 (5.5%)
  • May74 (9.9%)
  • June80 (11%)
  • July89 (12%)
  • August86 (12%)
  • September64 (8.6%)
  • October61 (8.2%)
  • November47 (6.3%)
  • December56 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight530 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown61 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds518 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other40 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry442 (59%)
  • Wet or damp260 (35%)
  • Frost or ice32 (4.3%)
  • Snow10 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph201 (27%)
  • 40 mph43 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph479 (64%)
  • 70 mph18 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway692 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant762 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian88 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist65 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2%)
  • 6 to 1041 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1587 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20186 (16%)
  • 21 to 25135 (12%)
  • 26 to 35244 (21%)
  • 36 to 45136 (12%)
  • 46 to 55134 (11%)
  • 56 to 6596 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7556 (4.8%)
  • Over 7529 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider651 (56%)
  • Passenger433 (37%)
  • Pedestrian88 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car916 (73%)
  • Motorcycle93 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (3.9%)
  • Minibus19 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Highland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Highland ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 103rd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1997

The A82 had the most collisions in Highland in 1997: 92, including 5 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8292184518
2ndA988144523
3rdA874474311
4thA963046210
5thA835234129
6thA836232913
7thA832213518
8thA862192404
9thA830121803
10thA99122004
11thB817111622
12thB9152112102
13thA9591212
14thA8348814
15thA88281203
16thA85071203
17thA867902
18thA8386802
19thA8556905
20thB86261101

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1997

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1997: 67.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1997

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1997: 81.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1997, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years