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Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 66 road traffic collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1996, and 116 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1995 (76), and casualties rose from 92.

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

Collisions in 1996
66
Down 13% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
116
Up 26% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
6.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1996

6.1% of collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1996 were fatal and 33% serious, against 4.5% and 35% in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal46.1%
  • Serious2233%
  • Slight4061%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal54.3%
  • Serious3530%
  • Slight7666%

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. 1996 is highlighted, with 66, down 13% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (11%)
  • Tuesday10 (15%)
  • Wednesday6 (9.1%)
  • Thursday10 (15%)
  • Friday12 (18%)
  • Saturday10 (15%)
  • Sunday11 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (9.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (7.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593 (4.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5915 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (24%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (3%)
  • February4 (6.1%)
  • March8 (12%)
  • April5 (7.6%)
  • May6 (9.1%)
  • June3 (4.5%)
  • July6 (9.1%)
  • August9 (14%)
  • September8 (12%)
  • October7 (11%)
  • November6 (9.1%)
  • December2 (3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight39 (59%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (4.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds44 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (6.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (4.5%)
  • Other5 (7.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry36 (55%)
  • Wet or damp26 (39%)
  • Frost or ice4 (6.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph17 (26%)
  • 40 mph2 (3%)
  • 60 mph47 (71%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway64 (97%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant90 (78%)
  • Pedestrian10 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist5 (4.3%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 2025 (22%)
  • 21 to 2518 (16%)
  • 26 to 3523 (20%)
  • 36 to 4513 (11%)
  • 46 to 555 (4.3%)
  • 56 to 653 (2.6%)
  • 66 to 755 (4.3%)
  • Over 752 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Passenger55 (47%)
  • Driver or rider51 (44%)
  • Pedestrian10 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car73 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle3 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (2.2%)
  • Minibus1 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1996

Map of the last 19 crashes of 1996 in Na h-Eileanan Siar

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

  • 19 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Na h-Eileanan Siar ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Na h-Eileanan Siar had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 1996.

Collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Na h-Eileanan Siar with the most crashes in 1996

The A857 had the most collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1996: 11, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA857111512
2ndA85991702
3rdA86581905
4thA8666712
5thB89551101
6thA8584412
7thA8883602
8thB88821001
9thB8922301
10thA8351210
11thB8571300

Towns in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 1996

Stornoway had 8 collisions in 1996.

Postcode districts in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 1996

HS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1996: 34.

Latest crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1996, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1996.

Severity

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in other years