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Highland road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2014, and 580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2013 (443), and casualties fell from 616.

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

Collisions in 2014
431
Down 3% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
580
Down 6% on 2013
Fatal collisions
18
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2014

4.2% of collisions in Highland in 2014 were fatal and 13% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal184.2%
  • Serious5413%
  • Slight35983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.3%
  • Serious6912%
  • Slight49285%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 431, down 3% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 431
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (11%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday79 (18%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday71 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.8%)
  • February26 (6%)
  • March30 (7%)
  • April31 (7.2%)
  • May38 (8.8%)
  • June42 (9.7%)
  • July54 (13%)
  • August41 (9.5%)
  • September36 (8.4%)
  • October26 (6%)
  • November35 (8.1%)
  • December34 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (58%)
  • Wet or damp147 (34%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5.6%)
  • Snow10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph104 (24%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph280 (65%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (6%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant370 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (12%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)12 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2090 (16%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 3586 (15%)
  • 36 to 4599 (17%)
  • 46 to 5596 (17%)
  • 56 to 6548 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7540 (6.9%)
  • Over 7524 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (63%)
  • Passenger169 (29%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (69%)
  • Motorcycle68 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown16 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 109th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2014

Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2014, with 18 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2014

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 2014: 56, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9569547
2ndA82517543
3rdA87273536
4thA835162012
5thA836141814
6thA862131513
7thA96131611
8thA832121702
9thA83091401
10thA9591104
11thA9981501
12thB86271001
13thA9395800
14thB8175501
15thA8334402
16thA8614600
17thB90064400
18thA8513700
19thA863301
20thA8823301

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2014

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2014: 52.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2014

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2014: 53.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2014, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years