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Highland road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2024, and 405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2023 (259), and casualties rose from 390.

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

Collisions in 2024
273
Up 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
405
Up 4% on 2023
Fatal collisions
16
5.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
55% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2024

5.9% of collisions in Highland in 2024 were fatal and 55% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal165.9%
  • Serious15155%
  • Slight10639%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal174.2%
  • Serious18646%
  • Slight20250%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 273, up 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 273
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (12%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.5%)
  • February22 (8.1%)
  • March17 (6.2%)
  • April17 (6.2%)
  • May33 (12%)
  • June28 (10%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August27 (9.9%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October20 (7.3%)
  • November12 (4.4%)
  • December24 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (61%)
  • Wet or damp89 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4%)
  • Snow6 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (10%)
  • 30 mph19 (7%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph194 (71%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (15%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (1%)
  • 16 to 2040 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2529 (7.2%)
  • 26 to 3567 (17%)
  • 36 to 4553 (13%)
  • 46 to 5561 (15%)
  • 56 to 6571 (18%)
  • 66 to 7538 (9.4%)
  • Over 7528 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (63%)
  • Passenger125 (31%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car341 (71%)
  • Motorcycle58 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 127th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2024

Inverness Millburn, Highland, IV2 3SL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2024, with 5 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2024

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 2024: 46, including 8 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA94680823
2ndA823862221
3rdA872231112
4thA832152408
5thA8308906
6thA9681324
7thA867903
8thA8356603
9thA8626702
10thA89061204
11thA9385603
12thA8364604
13thA8824611
14thA8373812
15thA8633402
16thA88731002
17thA953500
18thA993401
19thB90063401
20thB91763502

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2024

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2024: 15.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2024

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2024: 32.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2024, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years