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Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 54 road traffic collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1997, and 89 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1996 (66), and casualties fell from 116.

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

Collisions in 1997
54
Down 18% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
89
Down 23% on 1996
Fatal collisions
3
5.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1997

5.6% of collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1997 were fatal and 30% serious, against 4.5% and 35% in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal35.6%
  • Serious1630%
  • Slight3565%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal33.4%
  • Serious2427%
  • Slight6270%

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. 1997 is highlighted, with 54, down 18% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4 (7.4%)
  • Tuesday7 (13%)
  • Wednesday7 (13%)
  • Thursday7 (13%)
  • Friday10 (19%)
  • Saturday12 (22%)
  • Sunday7 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (9.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (5.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593 (5.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5910 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (1.9%)
  • February5 (9.3%)
  • March5 (9.3%)
  • April1 (1.9%)
  • May9 (17%)
  • June6 (11%)
  • July2 (3.7%)
  • August7 (13%)
  • September6 (11%)
  • October4 (7.4%)
  • November6 (11%)
  • December2 (3.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight38 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (5.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds35 (65%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (11%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.9%)
  • Other6 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry28 (52%)
  • Wet or damp23 (43%)
  • Frost or ice3 (5.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph13 (24%)
  • 40 mph4 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph37 (69%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway49 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant61 (69%)
  • Pedestrian10 (11%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist2 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2016 (18%)
  • 21 to 2520 (22%)
  • 26 to 3518 (20%)
  • 36 to 459 (10%)
  • 46 to 557 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 655 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 753 (3.4%)
  • Over 751 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider45 (51%)
  • Passenger34 (38%)
  • Pedestrian10 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car59 (78%)
  • Minibus4 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle4 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1997

Map of the last 20 crashes of 1997 in Na h-Eileanan Siar

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

  • 20 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Na h-Eileanan Siar ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Na h-Eileanan Siar had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 1997.

Collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
347th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Na h-Eileanan Siar with the most crashes in 1997

The A857 had the most collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1997: 12, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA857122117
2ndA86581002
3rdA8596601
4thA8664602
5thA8884801
6thA8582700
7thB80112400
8thB8952510
9thA8951100
10thB80271300
11thB8921200

Towns in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 1997

Stornoway had 5 collisions in 1997.

Postcode districts in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 1997

HS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1997: 26.

Latest crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 1997, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in other years