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Highland road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2022, and 308 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2021 (207), and casualties rose from 295.

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

Collisions in 2022
206
Level with 2021
Casualties in 2022
308
Up 4% on 2021
Fatal collisions
24
12% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2022

12% of collisions in Highland in 2022 were fatal and 43% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2412%
  • Serious8843%
  • Slight9446%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3210%
  • Serious11838%
  • Slight15851%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 206, level with 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 206
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday32 (16%)
  • Friday35 (17%)
  • Saturday21 (10%)
  • Sunday30 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (9.7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (4.4%)
  • February13 (6.3%)
  • March17 (8.3%)
  • April20 (9.7%)
  • May17 (8.3%)
  • June28 (14%)
  • July17 (8.3%)
  • August22 (11%)
  • September23 (11%)
  • October15 (7.3%)
  • November12 (5.8%)
  • December13 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (59%)
  • Wet or damp65 (32%)
  • Snow12 (5.8%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph22 (11%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph154 (75%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway192 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Roundabout2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant175 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (19%)
  • Van occupant18 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (4.9%)
  • Pedestrian12 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (1%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2016 (5.2%)
  • 21 to 2527 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3543 (14%)
  • 36 to 4537 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6563 (20%)
  • 66 to 7545 (15%)
  • Over 7522 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (68%)
  • Passenger86 (28%)
  • Pedestrian12 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car231 (62%)
  • Motorcycle59 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 and the 9 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 (9)

How Highland ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2022.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2022

Cromarty Firth, Highland, IV17 0UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2022, with 3 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2022

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 2022: 35, including 8 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA93574810
2ndA823040213
3rdA832122217
4thA96111713
5thA87101416
6thA8358814
7thA83681343
8thA8305602
9thB8175802
10thA864803
11thA8624501
12thA8333401
13thA8383312
14thA8613403
15thA9393603
16thB8513500
17thB91763301
18thA8512311
19thA8552402
20thA8872311

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2022

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2022: 6.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2022

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2022: 20.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2022, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years