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Highland road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2013, and 616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2012 (455), and casualties fell from 696.

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

Collisions in 2013
443
Down 3% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
616
Down 11% on 2012
Fatal collisions
17
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2013

3.8% of collisions in Highland in 2013 were fatal and 12% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.8%
  • Serious5412%
  • Slight37284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.2%
  • Serious7312%
  • Slight52385%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 443, down 3% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 443
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (18%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (11%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday55 (12%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.4%)
  • February25 (5.6%)
  • March24 (5.4%)
  • April23 (5.2%)
  • May42 (9.5%)
  • June35 (7.9%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August57 (13%)
  • September33 (7.4%)
  • October53 (12%)
  • November32 (7.2%)
  • December47 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (57%)
  • Wet or damp151 (34%)
  • Snow18 (4.1%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph105 (24%)
  • 40 mph31 (7%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph282 (64%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant404 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (13%)
  • Pedestrian47 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2074 (12%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 3593 (15%)
  • 36 to 4598 (16%)
  • 46 to 5590 (15%)
  • 56 to 6579 (13%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.7%)
  • Over 7532 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (64%)
  • Passenger174 (28%)
  • Pedestrian47 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (69%)
  • Motorcycle74 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 94th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2013

Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2013, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2013

The A82 had the most collisions in Highland in 2013: 68, including 5 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA82689859
2ndA9579448
3rdA87334515
4thA862142312
5thA836131803
6thA96132202
7thA835101500
8thA83081212
9thA83281001
10thB90068800
11thA9571101
12thB86571102
13thA8966701
14thA9396801
15thB80826600
16thA865600
17thA8615501
18thB8765600
19thB91765500
20thB91754401

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2013

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2013: 47.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2013

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2013: 59.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years