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Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,237 road traffic collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 1979 to 2025, and 3,255 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 100 were fatal and 774 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, down 29% on 2024 (17), and casualties fell from 21 to 18.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
2,237
4th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
3,255
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
100
4.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
12
Down 29% on 2024

Crash severity in Na h-Eileanan Siar

4.5% of collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1004.5%
  • Serious77435%
  • Slight1,36361%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1113.4%
  • Serious1,03732%
  • Slight2,10765%

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 89 in 1980. In 2025 there were 12, down 29% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251218
20241721
20231419
2022912
20212025
20201316
20192532
20182324
20171822
20162428
20153238
20143747
20132125
20122640
20113438
20104052
20093442
20086096
20074459
20064161
20054169
20044970
20035984
20024878
20015578
20005782
19996297
199871102
19975489
199666116
19957692
19945277
19936593
19926379
19915888
19906294
198962102
198869100
198766104
19865265
19856791
19845078
19836085
198287130
198182126
198089146
197971125

When and where crashes happen in Na h-Eileanan Siar

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday325 (15%)
  • Tuesday290 (13%)
  • Wednesday259 (12%)
  • Thursday309 (14%)
  • Friday404 (18%)
  • Saturday435 (19%)
  • Sunday215 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59200 (8.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5988 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59193 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59260 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59320 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59509 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59362 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59305 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January160 (7.2%)
  • February168 (7.5%)
  • March163 (7.3%)
  • April169 (7.6%)
  • May162 (7.2%)
  • June185 (8.3%)
  • July211 (9.4%)
  • August232 (10%)
  • September198 (8.9%)
  • October215 (9.6%)
  • November183 (8.2%)
  • December191 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,402 (63%)
  • Dark, no street lighting468 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit285 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown44 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit38 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,380 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds453 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds163 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds61 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds34 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds31 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.5%)
  • Other90 (4%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,131 (51%)
  • Wet or damp919 (41%)
  • Frost or ice114 (5.1%)
  • Snow59 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep10 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph8 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph665 (30%)
  • 40 mph154 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph18 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1,372 (61%)
  • 70 mph18 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,123 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout23 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded22 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,184 (67%)
  • Pedestrian443 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist217 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant138 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist92 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant59 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant51 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 565 (2%)
  • 6 to 10138 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 15201 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20703 (22%)
  • 21 to 25511 (16%)
  • 26 to 35564 (17%)
  • 36 to 45342 (11%)
  • 46 to 55304 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 65207 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 75132 (4.1%)
  • Over 7576 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,744 (54%)
  • Passenger1,068 (33%)
  • Pedestrian443 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,452 (76%)
  • Motorcycle207 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes179 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle79 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach48 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (1.1%)
  • Minibus35 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Na h-Eileanan Siar

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 1 busiest accident hotspot in Na h-Eileanan Siar

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

How Na h-Eileanan Siar ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Na h-Eileanan Siar had the 4th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
4th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
4th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 9th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
345thOadby and Wigston5,2486,48060719
346thClackmannanshire4,0665,3171311,208
347thHeathrow Airport2,9933,65216331
348thNa h-Eileanan Siar (this area)2,2373,255100774
349thOrkney Islands1,4011,95575455
350thShetland Islands8661,24639186
351stIsles of Scilly6771012

Accident hotspots in Na h-Eileanan Siar

Steòrnabhagh a Deas, Na h-Eileanan Siar, HS1 2JJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Na h-Eileanan Siar, with 89 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Na h-Eileanan Siar with the most crashes

The A857 had the most collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 1979 to 2025: 395, including 26 fatal and 137 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA85739553626137
2ndA85934256217120
3rdA8652413611290
4thA8661812501167
5thB895131201445
6thA858129197646
7thA88889134330
8thB89267105123
9thB80273543013
10thB8883046212
11thB8011274417
12thA835121718
13thA837112417
14thA8957802
15thA8323401
16thA8382400
17thA8942202
18thB8572400
19thB9852410
20thA8061401

Towns in Na h-Eileanan Siar

Stornoway had 380 collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Postcode districts in Na h-Eileanan Siar

HS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 1979 to 2025: 1,011.

Latest crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar

Of the latest 24 crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The most recent was on 17 November 2025.

Severity