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Highland road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 780 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1998, and 1,211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 214 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1997 (746), and casualties rose from 1,172.

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

Collisions in 1998
780
Up 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,211
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
33
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
214
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1998

4.2% of collisions in Highland in 1998 were fatal and 27% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal334.2%
  • Serious21427%
  • Slight53368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal373.1%
  • Serious30725%
  • Slight86772%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 780, up 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (12%)
  • Wednesday117 (15%)
  • Thursday92 (12%)
  • Friday141 (18%)
  • Saturday130 (17%)
  • Sunday98 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59194 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (5.5%)
  • February47 (6%)
  • March58 (7.4%)
  • April54 (6.9%)
  • May57 (7.3%)
  • June67 (8.6%)
  • July67 (8.6%)
  • August115 (15%)
  • September78 (10%)
  • October69 (8.8%)
  • November60 (7.7%)
  • December65 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight545 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown76 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds504 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other55 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry391 (50%)
  • Wet or damp325 (42%)
  • Frost or ice32 (4.1%)
  • Snow30 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph208 (27%)
  • 40 mph39 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph515 (66%)
  • 70 mph17 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway720 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant843 (70%)
  • Pedestrian111 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist63 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1050 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1571 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20215 (18%)
  • 21 to 25154 (13%)
  • 26 to 35237 (20%)
  • 36 to 45154 (13%)
  • 46 to 55140 (12%)
  • 56 to 6576 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7566 (5.5%)
  • Over 7528 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider666 (55%)
  • Passenger434 (36%)
  • Pedestrian111 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car963 (74%)
  • Motorcycle92 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.2%)
  • Minibus12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1998

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 95th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1998

The A82 had the most collisions in Highland in 1998: 101, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82101148322
2ndA991153721
3rdA873869313
4thA8623049113
5thA96264326
6thA836243938
7thA832173327
8thA835172807
9thA86162315
10thA830152006
11thA95121825
12thA99111804
13thB9152112103
14thB9176101202
15thA93992201
16thB81781102
17thB86281003
18thB900681001
19thA83861901
20thA85061021

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1998

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1998: 83.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1998

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1998: 95.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1998, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years