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Highland road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2019, and 499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2018 (387), and casualties fell from 540.

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

Collisions in 2019
335
Down 13% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
499
Down 8% on 2018
Fatal collisions
21
6.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2019

6.3% of collisions in Highland in 2019 were fatal and 32% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal216.3%
  • Serious10732%
  • Slight20762%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal214.2%
  • Serious13828%
  • Slight34068%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 335, down 13% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 335
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (17%)
  • Friday51 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9%)
  • February27 (8.1%)
  • March21 (6.3%)
  • April33 (9.9%)
  • May27 (8.1%)
  • June23 (6.9%)
  • July46 (14%)
  • August42 (13%)
  • September23 (6.9%)
  • October23 (6.9%)
  • November18 (5.4%)
  • December22 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (61%)
  • Wet or damp108 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (5.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph51 (15%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (3%)
  • 60 mph240 (72%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (12%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3%)
  • 16 to 2051 (10%)
  • 21 to 2552 (10%)
  • 26 to 3575 (15%)
  • 36 to 4564 (13%)
  • 46 to 5574 (15%)
  • 56 to 6583 (17%)
  • 66 to 7541 (8.2%)
  • Over 7530 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (62%)
  • Passenger160 (32%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (74%)
  • Motorcycle58 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 113th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2019

Inverness Millburn, Highland, IV2 3TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2019, with 8 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2019

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 2019: 65, including 6 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96594617
2ndA823760216
3rdA87213017
4thA832122006
5thA835111816
6thA830101923
7thA862101412
8thA96101602
9thA8367823
10thA8661403
11thA996602
12thA9395702
13thA955703
14thB91765600
15thB91524611
16thB91694702
17thA8283300
18thA8503501
19thA8553601
20thA8823400

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2019

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2019: 26.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2019

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2019: 34.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2019, 3 were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years