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Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 89 road traffic collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1980, and 146 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 1979 (71), and casualties rose from 125.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 2,237 collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar.

Collisions in 1980
89
Up 25% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
146
Up 17% on 1979
Fatal collisions
7
7.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
51% of collisions

Crash severity in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1980

7.9% of collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1980 were fatal and 51% serious, against 4.5% and 35% in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal77.9%
  • Serious4551%
  • Slight3742%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal74.8%
  • Serious7451%
  • Slight6545%

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. 1980 is highlighted, with 89, up 25% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (12%)
  • Tuesday13 (15%)
  • Wednesday8 (9%)
  • Thursday12 (13%)
  • Friday19 (21%)
  • Saturday22 (25%)
  • Sunday4 (4.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (11%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (6.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (4.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (4.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5915 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (26%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (4.5%)
  • February8 (9%)
  • March4 (4.5%)
  • April5 (5.6%)
  • May8 (9%)
  • June6 (6.7%)
  • July11 (12%)
  • August13 (15%)
  • September6 (6.7%)
  • October5 (5.6%)
  • November8 (9%)
  • December11 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight44 (49%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (39%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds59 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other3 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry48 (54%)
  • Wet or damp31 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (7.9%)
  • Snow3 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph18 (20%)
  • 50 mph4 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph59 (66%)
  • 70 mph8 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant91 (62%)
  • Pedestrian25 (17%)
  • Van occupant11 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2033 (23%)
  • 21 to 2526 (18%)
  • 26 to 3529 (20%)
  • 36 to 4512 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5515 (10%)
  • 56 to 658 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.8%)
  • Over 751 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider66 (45%)
  • Passenger55 (38%)
  • Pedestrian25 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car96 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle8 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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

How Na h-Eileanan Siar ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Na h-Eileanan Siar had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 1980.

Collisions
348th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
344th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Na h-Eileanan Siar with the most crashes in 1980

The A859 had the most collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1980: 16, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8591627010
2ndA857152737
3rdA865102024
4thA86691506
5thA85861212
6thB8955603
7thB80273403
8thA8352201
9thA8372501
10thB8922402
11thA8881101
12thA8941101
13thB80111100
14thB8881201

Towns in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 1980

Stornoway had 11 collisions in 1980.

Postcode districts in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 1980

HS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1980: 52.

Latest crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1980, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1980.

Severity

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in other years