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Highland road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 626 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2007, and 929 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2006 (620), and casualties rose from 879.

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

Collisions in 2007
626
Up 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
929
Up 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
30
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2007

4.8% of collisions in Highland in 2007 were fatal and 19% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal304.8%
  • Serious11919%
  • Slight47776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal343.7%
  • Serious15316%
  • Slight74280%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 626, up 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (13%)
  • Tuesday76 (12%)
  • Wednesday72 (12%)
  • Thursday106 (17%)
  • Friday93 (15%)
  • Saturday113 (18%)
  • Sunday82 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.2%)
  • February54 (8.6%)
  • March56 (8.9%)
  • April47 (7.5%)
  • May55 (8.8%)
  • June49 (7.8%)
  • July66 (11%)
  • August65 (10%)
  • September56 (8.9%)
  • October39 (6.2%)
  • November37 (5.9%)
  • December57 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight461 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds412 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other42 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (52%)
  • Wet or damp249 (40%)
  • Frost or ice36 (5.8%)
  • Snow11 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph124 (20%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph452 (72%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway527 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (10%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant629 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian60 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist41 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant31 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20162 (17%)
  • 21 to 2591 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35141 (15%)
  • 36 to 45148 (16%)
  • 46 to 55114 (12%)
  • 56 to 6584 (9%)
  • 66 to 7554 (5.8%)
  • Over 7533 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider552 (59%)
  • Passenger317 (34%)
  • Pedestrian60 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car707 (71%)
  • Motorcycle89 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle30 (3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 91st most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2007

Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2007, with 22 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2007

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 2007: 96, including 6 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA996163613
2ndA8294137715
3rdA87345703
4thA96294714
5thA835222909
6thA836162313
7thA862152803
8thA86142513
9thA95142420
10thA99131814
11thA832121602
12thA939101301
13thB81791413
14thB86291113
15thB90067902
16thA8306802
17thB91766601
18thA8385602
19thA8505702
20thB8655511

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2007

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2007: 58.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2007

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2007: 81.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2007, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years