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Highland road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 656 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2005, and 993 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2004 (680), and casualties fell from 1,058.

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

Collisions in 2005
656
Down 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
993
Down 6% on 2004
Fatal collisions
19
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2005

2.9% of collisions in Highland in 2005 were fatal and 21% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.9%
  • Serious14121%
  • Slight49676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202%
  • Serious17918%
  • Slight79480%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 656, down 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (12%)
  • Tuesday80 (12%)
  • Wednesday97 (15%)
  • Thursday100 (15%)
  • Friday106 (16%)
  • Saturday107 (16%)
  • Sunday87 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.6%)
  • February47 (7.2%)
  • March39 (5.9%)
  • April46 (7%)
  • May61 (9.3%)
  • June61 (9.3%)
  • July62 (9.5%)
  • August79 (12%)
  • September45 (6.9%)
  • October65 (9.9%)
  • November57 (8.7%)
  • December44 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight467 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting125 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds443 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other30 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (54%)
  • Wet or damp251 (38%)
  • Snow33 (5%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph149 (23%)
  • 40 mph31 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph463 (71%)
  • 70 mph11 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway575 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant680 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (12%)
  • Pedestrian76 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist32 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant30 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4%)
  • 16 to 20166 (17%)
  • 21 to 2589 (9%)
  • 26 to 35179 (18%)
  • 36 to 45170 (17%)
  • 46 to 55132 (13%)
  • 56 to 6586 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7556 (5.6%)
  • Over 7529 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider617 (62%)
  • Passenger300 (30%)
  • Pedestrian76 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car753 (71%)
  • Motorcycle122 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Minibus11 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 98th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2005

Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2005, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2005

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 2005: 92, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA992150321
2ndA8277114320
3rdA87366623
4thA96314417
5thA835223835
6thA86202919
7thA836192805
8thA862152412
9thA832142313
10thB817112611
11thA830101403
12thA939101304
13thA95103102
14thA9991010
15thB900691101
16thA8908802
17thB91768900
18thA8286902
19thA8826802
20thB8746601

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2005

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2005: 50.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2005

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2005: 70.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2005, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years