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Highland road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 245 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2025, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2024 (273), and casualties fell from 405.

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

Collisions in 2025
245
Down 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
392
Down 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
18
7.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2025

7.3% of collisions in Highland in 2025 were fatal and 44% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal187.3%
  • Serious10744%
  • Slight12049%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal215.4%
  • Serious13534%
  • Slight23660%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 245, down 10% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 245
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (18%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday26 (11%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.3%)
  • February10 (4.1%)
  • March11 (4.5%)
  • April20 (8.2%)
  • May25 (10%)
  • June27 (11%)
  • July27 (11%)
  • August32 (13%)
  • September25 (10%)
  • October17 (6.9%)
  • November18 (7.3%)
  • December15 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (63%)
  • Wet or damp82 (33%)
  • Snow5 (2%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (8.2%)
  • 30 mph19 (7.8%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph182 (74%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.6%)
  • 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 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (14%)
  • Van occupant21 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2042 (11%)
  • 21 to 2519 (4.8%)
  • 26 to 3558 (15%)
  • 36 to 4547 (12%)
  • 46 to 5555 (14%)
  • 56 to 6582 (21%)
  • 66 to 7535 (8.9%)
  • Over 7520 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (59%)
  • Passenger143 (36%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car286 (66%)
  • Motorcycle58 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (9)

How Highland ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 149th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2025

Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2025, with 5 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2025

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 2025: 39, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA93967417
2ndA822858217
3rdA87172434
4thA832122113
5thA830101713
6thA835101603
7thA9691423
8thA8365701
9thA864400
10thA8874601
11thA8333902
12thA8963501
13thA993502
14thB8173401
15thB86231211
16thB90063603
17thB91693602
18thA12200
19thA8342301
20thA8622210

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2025

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2025: 16.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2025

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2025: 23.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2025, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years