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Highland road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 628 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2002, and 927 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2001 (694), and casualties fell from 1,071.

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

Collisions in 2002
628
Down 10% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
927
Down 13% on 2001
Fatal collisions
21
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2002

3.3% of collisions in Highland in 2002 were fatal and 23% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.3%
  • Serious14523%
  • Slight46274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.5%
  • Serious19020%
  • Slight71477%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 628, down 10% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (16%)
  • Tuesday76 (12%)
  • Wednesday75 (12%)
  • Thursday84 (13%)
  • Friday112 (18%)
  • Saturday95 (15%)
  • Sunday85 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8%)
  • February49 (7.8%)
  • March38 (6.1%)
  • April23 (3.7%)
  • May54 (8.6%)
  • June54 (8.6%)
  • July64 (10%)
  • August78 (12%)
  • September53 (8.4%)
  • October61 (9.7%)
  • November54 (8.6%)
  • December50 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight462 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting105 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds439 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other27 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (54%)
  • Wet or damp238 (38%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3%)
  • Snow16 (2.5%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)
  • Mud3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (25%)
  • 40 mph41 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph413 (66%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway565 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant637 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (11%)
  • Pedestrian73 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist45 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4%)
  • 11 to 1555 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20133 (14%)
  • 21 to 2599 (11%)
  • 26 to 35175 (19%)
  • 36 to 45154 (17%)
  • 46 to 55110 (12%)
  • 56 to 6577 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.7%)
  • Over 7518 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider555 (60%)
  • Passenger299 (32%)
  • Pedestrian73 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car725 (72%)
  • Motorcycle105 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle22 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.8%)
  • Minibus11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 116th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2002

Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2002, with 22 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2002

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 2002: 90, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA990148322
2ndA8273126620
3rdA87345504
4thA96233406
5thA832202615
6thA836183107
7thA835172617
8thA99172503
9thA862142304
10thA95132514
11thA830101302
12thB817101201
13thB900691102
14thB915281502
15thA9397702
16thA8661405
17thA8616811
18thA8315501
19thA8345520
20thA8825701

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2002

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2002: 54.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2002

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2002: 62.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2002, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years