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Highland road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 586 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2008, and 846 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2007 (626), and casualties fell from 929.

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

Collisions in 2008
586
Down 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
846
Down 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
30
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2008

5.1% of collisions in Highland in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal305.1%
  • Serious9216%
  • Slight46479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal344%
  • Serious11413%
  • Slight69883%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 586, down 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (13%)
  • Wednesday84 (14%)
  • Thursday80 (14%)
  • Friday97 (17%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday80 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.5%)
  • February39 (6.7%)
  • March41 (7%)
  • April35 (6%)
  • May53 (9%)
  • June63 (11%)
  • July58 (9.9%)
  • August77 (13%)
  • September53 (9%)
  • October43 (7.3%)
  • November38 (6.5%)
  • December36 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight449 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (4.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other36 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (52%)
  • Wet or damp224 (38%)
  • Frost or ice40 (6.8%)
  • Snow14 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph133 (23%)
  • 40 mph29 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph405 (69%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway505 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant574 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (13%)
  • Pedestrian59 (7%)
  • Cyclist35 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20125 (15%)
  • 21 to 2583 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35128 (15%)
  • 36 to 45164 (19%)
  • 46 to 55119 (14%)
  • 56 to 6573 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.8%)
  • Over 7531 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider528 (62%)
  • Passenger259 (31%)
  • Pedestrian59 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car654 (70%)
  • Motorcycle102 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4%)
  • Other vehicle31 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 94th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2008

Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2008, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2008

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 2008: 84, including 6 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA984145614
2ndA82639328
3rdA87416016
4thA835254429
5thA96192822
6thA830161903
7thA836151804
8thA86152401
9thA862152324
10thA832111614
11thA99111413
12thA9591100
13thA93981000
14thB91768800
15thB86271103
16thA8616700
17thB8176720
18thA8345902
19thA8825810
20thB8655600

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2008

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2008: 47.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2008

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2008: 81.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2008, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years