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Highland road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 488 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2011, and 685 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2010 (474), and casualties fell from 724.

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

Collisions in 2011
488
Up 3% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
685
Down 5% on 2010
Fatal collisions
18
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2011

3.7% of collisions in Highland in 2011 were fatal and 17% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.7%
  • Serious8317%
  • Slight38779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213.1%
  • Serious9814%
  • Slight56683%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 488, up 3% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 488
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (17%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.2%)
  • February29 (5.9%)
  • March35 (7.2%)
  • April42 (8.6%)
  • May40 (8.2%)
  • June53 (11%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August56 (11%)
  • September50 (10%)
  • October32 (6.6%)
  • November35 (7.2%)
  • December31 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight385 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (55%)
  • Wet or damp163 (33%)
  • Frost or ice37 (7.6%)
  • Snow17 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph123 (25%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph319 (65%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant454 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (11%)
  • Pedestrian66 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist33 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2089 (13%)
  • 21 to 2565 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3594 (14%)
  • 36 to 45119 (17%)
  • 46 to 55107 (16%)
  • 56 to 6582 (12%)
  • 66 to 7547 (6.9%)
  • Over 7527 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider438 (64%)
  • Passenger181 (26%)
  • Pedestrian66 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (70%)
  • Motorcycle78 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Highland ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 95th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2011

Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2011, with 28 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2011

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 2011: 65, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA965105410
2ndA82567115
3rdA87355514
4thA96182703
5thA862152413
6thA830141606
7thA835142111
8thA836141925
9thA86141605
10thB817111402
11thA83291002
12thA9981611
13thA957901
14thB90067803
15thA9396601
16thA8555701
17thA89051702
18thB91525800
19thB80824610
20thB91764401

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2011

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2011: 52.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2011

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2011: 58.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2011, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 29 December 2011.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years