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Highland road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 620 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2006, and 879 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2005 (656), and casualties fell from 993.

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

Collisions in 2006
620
Down 5% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
879
Down 11% on 2005
Fatal collisions
23
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2006

3.7% of collisions in Highland in 2006 were fatal and 18% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.7%
  • Serious11218%
  • Slight48578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal263%
  • Serious15117%
  • Slight70280%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 620, down 5% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (11%)
  • Tuesday73 (12%)
  • Wednesday101 (16%)
  • Thursday76 (12%)
  • Friday90 (15%)
  • Saturday122 (20%)
  • Sunday87 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (5%)
  • February42 (6.8%)
  • March37 (6%)
  • April41 (6.6%)
  • May49 (7.9%)
  • June51 (8.2%)
  • July64 (10%)
  • August72 (12%)
  • September67 (11%)
  • October53 (8.5%)
  • November47 (7.6%)
  • December66 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight455 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting110 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other29 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (52%)
  • Wet or damp259 (42%)
  • Frost or ice27 (4.4%)
  • Snow14 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph147 (24%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph418 (67%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway533 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant634 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8%)
  • Cyclist41 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20145 (16%)
  • 21 to 2598 (11%)
  • 26 to 35143 (16%)
  • 36 to 45142 (16%)
  • 46 to 55117 (13%)
  • 56 to 6593 (11%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.8%)
  • Over 7525 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider558 (63%)
  • Passenger251 (29%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car746 (74%)
  • Motorcycle86 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 96th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2006

Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2006, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2006

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 2006: 96, including 9 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA996153914
2ndA8278118411
3rdA87376109
4thA836192312
5thA862192003
6thA96182810
7thA832162907
8thA835162007
9thA99141913
10thA95121411
11thA86111511
12thA83091411
13thB81791200
14thB87471303
15thB900671401
16thB90397911
17thA9395500
18thA8344802
19thA8504500
20thA8824600

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2006

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2006: 58.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2006

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2006: 76.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years