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Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 59 road traffic collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2003, and 84 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2002 (48), and casualties rose from 78.

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

Collisions in 2003
59
Up 23% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
84
Up 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2003

3.4% of collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2003 were fatal and 24% serious, against 4.5% and 35% in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal23.4%
  • Serious1424%
  • Slight4373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal33.6%
  • Serious1619%
  • Slight6577%

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. 2003 is highlighted, with 59, up 23% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (15%)
  • Tuesday7 (12%)
  • Wednesday6 (10%)
  • Thursday10 (17%)
  • Friday9 (15%)
  • Saturday11 (19%)
  • Sunday7 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593 (5.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (12%)
  • February1 (1.7%)
  • March5 (8.5%)
  • April4 (6.8%)
  • May7 (12%)
  • June3 (5.1%)
  • July7 (12%)
  • August9 (15%)
  • September6 (10%)
  • October5 (8.5%)
  • November2 (3.4%)
  • December3 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight39 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds37 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (6.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (3.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.7%)
  • Other1 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry34 (58%)
  • Wet or damp23 (39%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph15 (25%)
  • 40 mph11 (19%)
  • 60 mph32 (54%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway54 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (8.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant66 (79%)
  • Pedestrian11 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist2 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 156 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2022 (26%)
  • 21 to 2515 (18%)
  • 26 to 3516 (19%)
  • 36 to 457 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 559 (11%)
  • 56 to 653 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.4%)
  • Over 751 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider48 (57%)
  • Passenger25 (30%)
  • Pedestrian11 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car68 (83%)
  • Motorcycle5 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (2.4%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Na h-Eileanan Siar had fewer road collisions than 346 of them in 2003.

Collisions
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2003

Steòrnabhagh a Deas, Na h-Eileanan Siar, HS1 2JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2003, with 7 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Na h-Eileanan Siar with the most crashes in 2003

The A859 had the most collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2003: 10, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA859101202
2ndA8577702
3rdA8667810
4thA8586701
5thA8654901
6thA8883611
7thB80272200
8thB8922301
9thB8952400
10thB80111201
11thB8881100

Towns in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 2003

Stornoway had 7 collisions in 2003.

Postcode districts in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 2003

HS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2003: 33.

Latest crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2003, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2003.

Severity

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in other years