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Highland road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 614 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2009, and 938 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2008 (586), and casualties rose from 846.

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

Collisions in 2009
614
Up 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
938
Up 11% on 2008
Fatal collisions
24
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2009

3.9% of collisions in Highland in 2009 were fatal and 17% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal243.9%
  • Serious10217%
  • Slight48879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal283%
  • Serious12814%
  • Slight78283%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 614, up 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (12%)
  • Tuesday78 (13%)
  • Wednesday72 (12%)
  • Thursday85 (14%)
  • Friday102 (17%)
  • Saturday108 (18%)
  • Sunday98 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59159 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.3%)
  • February34 (5.5%)
  • March47 (7.7%)
  • April35 (5.7%)
  • May58 (9.4%)
  • June65 (11%)
  • July62 (10%)
  • August66 (11%)
  • September54 (8.8%)
  • October52 (8.5%)
  • November37 (6%)
  • December53 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight474 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other32 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (50%)
  • Wet or damp241 (39%)
  • Frost or ice37 (6%)
  • Snow22 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph129 (21%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph434 (71%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway540 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant650 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (12%)
  • Pedestrian70 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist21 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20141 (15%)
  • 21 to 25108 (12%)
  • 26 to 35120 (13%)
  • 36 to 45154 (16%)
  • 46 to 55138 (15%)
  • 56 to 65102 (11%)
  • 66 to 7557 (6.1%)
  • Over 7542 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider577 (62%)
  • Passenger291 (31%)
  • Pedestrian70 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car705 (74%)
  • Motorcycle111 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle21 (2.2%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 83rd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2009

Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2009, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2009

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 2009: 93, including 5 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA993155516
2ndA8280120311
3rdA874681212
4thA86203112
5thA832152114
6thA96152802
7thA836141704
8thA95142514
9thA835132442
10thA862131912
11thA9991415
12thB81791201
13thB900691302
14thB915291110
15thA83081710
16thA88271301
17thB90397900
18thA8386701
19thA93961312
20thA8375801

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2009

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2009: 48.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2009

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2009: 77.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years