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Highland road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2017, and 434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2016 (386), and casualties fell from 545.

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

Collisions in 2017
307
Down 20% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
434
Down 20% on 2016
Fatal collisions
15
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2017

4.9% of collisions in Highland in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.9%
  • Serious5317%
  • Slight23978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.5%
  • Serious6816%
  • Slight35181%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 307, down 20% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 307
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (11%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (18%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.5%)
  • February16 (5.2%)
  • March31 (10%)
  • April26 (8.5%)
  • May26 (8.5%)
  • June29 (9.4%)
  • July25 (8.1%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September33 (11%)
  • October27 (8.8%)
  • November21 (6.8%)
  • December19 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (59%)
  • Wet or damp106 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.3%)
  • Snow9 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph57 (19%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph211 (69%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant271 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (14%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2039 (9%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (14%)
  • 46 to 5584 (19%)
  • 56 to 6551 (12%)
  • 66 to 7535 (8.1%)
  • Over 7518 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (63%)
  • Passenger131 (30%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (67%)
  • Motorcycle60 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 153rd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2017

Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2017, with 9 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2017

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 2017: 46, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA94686210
2ndA82455569
3rdA87263505
4thA832101520
5thA836101411
6thA95101312
7thA9691302
8thA83081101
9thA8671103
10thB900671001
11thA86261204
12thA9395800
13thA995701
14thA8824400
15thA8353700
16thA8633900
17thA8903411
18thA9383400
19thB8613301
20thB8623300

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2017

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2017: 25.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2017

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2017: 39.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2017, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years