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Highland road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 694 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2001, and 1,071 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 226 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (687), and casualties rose from 1,031.

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

Collisions in 2001
694
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,071
Up 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
24
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
226
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2001

3.5% of collisions in Highland in 2001 were fatal and 33% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal243.5%
  • Serious22633%
  • Slight44464%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal312.9%
  • Serious31229%
  • Slight72868%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 694, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (12%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday101 (15%)
  • Thursday90 (13%)
  • Friday112 (16%)
  • Saturday126 (18%)
  • Sunday87 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59153 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.2%)
  • February49 (7.1%)
  • March40 (5.8%)
  • April58 (8.4%)
  • May62 (8.9%)
  • June64 (9.2%)
  • July77 (11%)
  • August69 (9.9%)
  • September58 (8.4%)
  • October56 (8.1%)
  • November50 (7.2%)
  • December54 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight530 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting103 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds476 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Other26 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (52%)
  • Wet or damp252 (36%)
  • Snow38 (5.5%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4%)
  • Oil or diesel12 (1.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph174 (25%)
  • 40 mph32 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph471 (68%)
  • 70 mph14 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway608 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant715 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian86 (8%)
  • Cyclist47 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2%)
  • Van occupant21 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1556 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20149 (14%)
  • 21 to 25106 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35215 (20%)
  • 36 to 45166 (15%)
  • 46 to 55130 (12%)
  • 56 to 6581 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7566 (6.2%)
  • Over 7535 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider619 (58%)
  • Passenger366 (34%)
  • Pedestrian86 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car830 (73%)
  • Motorcycle90 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle29 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Highland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Highland ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 107th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2001

Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2001, with 14 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2001

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 2001: 96, including 6 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA996158631
2ndA8291143130
3rdA8746109222
4thA862273939
5thA96254014
6thA8352439114
7thA836162825
8thA86162207
9thA830141904
10thA99111906
11thA832101513
12thA890101423
13thB9006101506
14thA93981104
15thA9571302
16thB915271610
17thA8616802
18thA8505804
19thB8175801
20thB8625501

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2001

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2001: 52.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2001

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2001: 76.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2001, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years