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Highland road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 680 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2004, and 1,058 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2003 (678), and casualties rose from 1,035.

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

Collisions in 2004
680
Level with 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,058
Up 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
23
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2004

3.4% of collisions in Highland in 2004 were fatal and 23% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.4%
  • Serious15723%
  • Slight50074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.4%
  • Serious20419%
  • Slight82978%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 680, level with 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (13%)
  • Tuesday92 (14%)
  • Wednesday93 (14%)
  • Thursday113 (17%)
  • Friday115 (17%)
  • Saturday96 (14%)
  • Sunday82 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.2%)
  • February31 (4.6%)
  • March46 (6.8%)
  • April58 (8.5%)
  • May61 (9%)
  • June63 (9.3%)
  • July60 (8.8%)
  • August76 (11%)
  • September71 (10%)
  • October52 (7.6%)
  • November49 (7.2%)
  • December64 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight522 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting112 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds445 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (2.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other31 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (50%)
  • Wet or damp265 (39%)
  • Frost or ice36 (5.3%)
  • Snow23 (3.4%)
  • Oil or diesel12 (1.8%)
  • Mud5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph148 (22%)
  • 40 mph31 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph478 (70%)
  • 70 mph17 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway590 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (9%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant729 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian80 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist37 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1561 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20153 (14%)
  • 21 to 25129 (12%)
  • 26 to 35174 (16%)
  • 36 to 45179 (17%)
  • 46 to 55142 (13%)
  • 56 to 6594 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7541 (3.9%)
  • Over 7528 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider617 (58%)
  • Passenger361 (34%)
  • Pedestrian80 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car805 (75%)
  • Motorcycle92 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle31 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Highland ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 101st most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2004

Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2004, with 21 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2004

The A82 had the most collisions in Highland in 2004: 89, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8289143218
2ndA987180719
3rdA874266310
4thA8352740111
5thA96275132
6thA832202906
7thA836203417
8thA99182617
9thA830172504
10thA86131602
11thA862132403
12thA95122607
13thB9006102012
14thA93871111
15thB91527701
16thB9707800
17thA8616803
18thA8826700
19thA9396903
20thB91765601

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2004

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2004: 61.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2004

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2004: 78.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years