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Highland road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2018, and 540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 26% on 2017 (307), and casualties rose from 434.

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

Collisions in 2018
387
Up 26% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
540
Up 24% on 2017
Fatal collisions
19
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2018

4.9% of collisions in Highland in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal194.9%
  • Serious7720%
  • Slight29175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.7%
  • Serious8916%
  • Slight43180%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 387, up 26% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 387
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (12%)
  • Friday57 (15%)
  • Saturday73 (19%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.5%)
  • February35 (9%)
  • March21 (5.4%)
  • April24 (6.2%)
  • May47 (12%)
  • June42 (11%)
  • July25 (6.5%)
  • August38 (9.8%)
  • September33 (8.5%)
  • October30 (7.8%)
  • November37 (9.6%)
  • December26 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other23 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (57%)
  • Wet or damp117 (30%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.7%)
  • Snow13 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph64 (17%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph285 (74%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (91%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (10%)
  • Cyclist43 (8%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant30 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2064 (12%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3579 (15%)
  • 36 to 4582 (15%)
  • 46 to 5591 (17%)
  • 56 to 6566 (12%)
  • 66 to 7547 (8.7%)
  • Over 7525 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (67%)
  • Passenger150 (28%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car442 (68%)
  • Motorcycle58 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 98th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2018

Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2018, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2018

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 2018: 57, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA95784311
2ndA82415708
3rdA87345124
4thA96142702
5thA832121526
6thA835101343
7thA8629911
8thA9581601
9thA998911
10thA867803
11thB900671101
12thA83661002
13thB8176701
14thA8305500
15thB90905901
16thA8554401
17thA9394400
18thB90394502
19thB97041102
20thA8283501

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2018

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2018: 25.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2018

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2018: 50.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2018, 4 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years