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Highland road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2016, and 545 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2015 (379), and casualties rose from 507.

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

Collisions in 2016
386
Up 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
545
Up 7% on 2015
Fatal collisions
17
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2016

4.4% of collisions in Highland in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.4%
  • Serious6116%
  • Slight30880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.3%
  • Serious8315%
  • Slight44481%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 386, up 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 386
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday64 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (17%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8%)
  • February33 (8.5%)
  • March27 (7%)
  • April24 (6.2%)
  • May28 (7.3%)
  • June42 (11%)
  • July45 (12%)
  • August39 (10%)
  • September45 (12%)
  • October26 (6.7%)
  • November20 (5.2%)
  • December26 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (60%)
  • Wet or damp123 (32%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.9%)
  • Snow12 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph75 (19%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph276 (72%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (12%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2066 (12%)
  • 21 to 2544 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3585 (16%)
  • 36 to 4582 (15%)
  • 46 to 5599 (18%)
  • 56 to 6562 (11%)
  • 66 to 7543 (7.9%)
  • Over 7534 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider340 (62%)
  • Passenger164 (30%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car468 (72%)
  • Motorcycle64 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 120th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2016

Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2016, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2016

The A82 had the most collisions in Highland in 2016: 61, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA826185412
2ndA960107411
3rdA87334024
4thA836172516
5thA835152115
6thA96142102
7thA86121501
8thA832101322
9thA86281012
10thB900681911
11thB8177701
12thB91527901
13thA996710
14thA8305601
15thA8874601
16thA8823300
17thA9393400
18thA953300
19thB8743600
20thA8312301

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2016

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2016: 27.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2016

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2016: 36.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2016, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years