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Highland road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 760 road traffic collisions in Highland in 1999, and 1,146 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 194 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (780), and casualties fell from 1,211.

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

Collisions in 1999
760
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,146
Down 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
29
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
194
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 1999

3.8% of collisions in Highland in 1999 were fatal and 26% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal293.8%
  • Serious19426%
  • Slight53771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal292.5%
  • Serious25622%
  • Slight86175%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 760, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (13%)
  • Tuesday101 (13%)
  • Wednesday103 (14%)
  • Thursday102 (13%)
  • Friday129 (17%)
  • Saturday124 (16%)
  • Sunday101 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (6.3%)
  • February56 (7.4%)
  • March45 (5.9%)
  • April49 (6.4%)
  • May52 (6.8%)
  • June65 (8.6%)
  • July111 (15%)
  • August99 (13%)
  • September57 (7.5%)
  • October39 (5.1%)
  • November77 (10%)
  • December62 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight545 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting120 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds479 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (20%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other44 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry382 (50%)
  • Wet or damp291 (38%)
  • Frost or ice45 (5.9%)
  • Snow34 (4.5%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph203 (27%)
  • 40 mph41 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph491 (65%)
  • 70 mph24 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway680 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant792 (69%)
  • Pedestrian104 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist50 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant34 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1043 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1564 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20160 (14%)
  • 21 to 25138 (12%)
  • 26 to 35254 (22%)
  • 36 to 45178 (16%)
  • 46 to 55129 (11%)
  • 56 to 6582 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.3%)
  • Over 7522 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider644 (56%)
  • Passenger398 (35%)
  • Pedestrian104 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car906 (74%)
  • Motorcycle93 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle35 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Highland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Highland ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 96th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 1999

The A82 had the most collisions in Highland in 1999: 106, including 5 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82106191523
2ndA9901661132
3rdA873651012
4thA835243113
5thA862223906
6thA96223006
7thA830193303
8thA832192517
9thA86172604
10thA836152502
11thB817141705
12thA939121503
13thA99121632
14thB9006121501
15thB9152121611
16thA83491003
17thB86281012
18thA8827902
19thA957800
20thB8747803

Towns in Highland: crashes in 1999

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 1999: 66.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 1999

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 1999: 87.

Latest crashes in Highland in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years