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Highland road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 678 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2003, and 1,035 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2002 (628), and casualties rose from 927.

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

Collisions in 2003
678
Up 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,035
Up 12% on 2002
Fatal collisions
27
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2003

4% of collisions in Highland in 2003 were fatal and 24% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal274%
  • Serious16124%
  • Slight49072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal302.9%
  • Serious20620%
  • Slight79977%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 678, up 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (13%)
  • Tuesday93 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (12%)
  • Thursday103 (15%)
  • Friday106 (16%)
  • Saturday115 (17%)
  • Sunday91 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.7%)
  • February40 (5.9%)
  • March33 (4.9%)
  • April46 (6.8%)
  • May56 (8.3%)
  • June71 (10%)
  • July72 (11%)
  • August82 (12%)
  • September68 (10%)
  • October44 (6.5%)
  • November53 (7.8%)
  • December61 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight512 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting104 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds470 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Other38 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry384 (57%)
  • Wet or damp222 (33%)
  • Frost or ice43 (6.3%)
  • Snow18 (2.7%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.9%)
  • Mud4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (22%)
  • 40 mph39 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph469 (69%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway598 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant691 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (10%)
  • Pedestrian73 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist34 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1543 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20130 (13%)
  • 21 to 25119 (11%)
  • 26 to 35163 (16%)
  • 36 to 45177 (17%)
  • 46 to 55148 (14%)
  • 56 to 65107 (10%)
  • 66 to 7554 (5.2%)
  • Over 7535 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider619 (60%)
  • Passenger343 (33%)
  • Pedestrian73 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car804 (73%)
  • Motorcycle108 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle31 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 103rd most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2003

Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2003, with 29 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2003

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 2003: 108, including 6 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9108187625
2ndA8289126418
3rdA87396609
4thA96254613
5thA862223507
6thA836192917
7thA99192506
8thA835182426
9thA832171914
10thA830152002
11thA95122112
12thA93981014
13thB8628903
14thB900681122
15thA8617702
16thB915271102
17thA8826803
18thA8906602
19thB8176711
20thB8656801

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2003

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2003: 67.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2003

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2003: 82.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2003, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years