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Highland road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2010, and 724 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2009 (614), and casualties fell from 938.

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

Collisions in 2010
474
Down 23% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
724
Down 23% on 2009
Fatal collisions
21
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2010

4.4% of collisions in Highland in 2010 were fatal and 17% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal214.4%
  • Serious7917%
  • Slight37479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal263.6%
  • Serious10114%
  • Slight59782%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 474, down 23% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (12%)
  • Wednesday63 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday86 (18%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (11%)
  • February37 (7.8%)
  • March27 (5.7%)
  • April26 (5.5%)
  • May49 (10%)
  • June38 (8%)
  • July45 (9.5%)
  • August62 (13%)
  • September32 (6.8%)
  • October36 (7.6%)
  • November40 (8.4%)
  • December28 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds32 (6.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Other39 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (50%)
  • Wet or damp137 (29%)
  • Frost or ice57 (12%)
  • Snow40 (8.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph104 (22%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph330 (70%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant480 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (13%)
  • Pedestrian44 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20107 (15%)
  • 21 to 2569 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35109 (15%)
  • 36 to 45127 (18%)
  • 46 to 55104 (14%)
  • 56 to 6575 (10%)
  • 66 to 7551 (7%)
  • Over 7527 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider445 (61%)
  • Passenger235 (32%)
  • Pedestrian44 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car529 (71%)
  • Motorcycle87 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 104th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2010

Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area and Inverness Millburn, Highland, IV2 3TP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Highland in 2010, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2010

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 2010: 92, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA992176315
2ndA82496635
3rdA87284114
4thA96213205
5thA836172403
6thA835121604
7thA862111802
8thA86101711
9thA83291306
10thA8307922
11thA9571401
12thA9971302
13thB81771301
14thB86271121
15thB90067911
16thA8904401
17thA9394700
18thB903941002
19thA8503700
20thA8513600

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2010

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2010: 36.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2010

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2010: 72.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2010, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years