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Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 60 road traffic collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2008, and 96 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were up 36% on 2007 (44), and casualties rose from 59.

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

Collisions in 2008
60
Up 36% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
96
Up 63% on 2007
Fatal collisions
1
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2008

1.7% of collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2008 were fatal and 22% serious, against 4.5% and 35% in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.7%
  • Serious1322%
  • Slight4677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious1617%
  • Slight7982%

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. 2008 is highlighted, with 60, up 36% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (12%)
  • Tuesday10 (17%)
  • Wednesday7 (12%)
  • Thursday7 (12%)
  • Friday10 (17%)
  • Saturday8 (13%)
  • Sunday11 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (8.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (6.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (8.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5911 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5917 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595 (8.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (10%)
  • February7 (12%)
  • March5 (8.3%)
  • April2 (3.3%)
  • May10 (17%)
  • June4 (6.7%)
  • July3 (5%)
  • August3 (5%)
  • September5 (8.3%)
  • October6 (10%)
  • November5 (8.3%)
  • December4 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight36 (60%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds29 (48%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (3.3%)
  • Other2 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp29 (48%)
  • Dry26 (43%)
  • Snow4 (6.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph13 (22%)
  • 40 mph8 (13%)
  • 60 mph38 (63%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway56 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant72 (75%)
  • Pedestrian8 (8.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist2 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2025 (26%)
  • 21 to 258 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3522 (23%)
  • 36 to 4510 (10%)
  • 46 to 557 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 655 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 756 (6.3%)
  • Over 752 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider57 (59%)
  • Passenger31 (32%)
  • Pedestrian8 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car68 (78%)
  • Other vehicle5 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle3 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Na h-Eileanan Siar had fewer road collisions than 346 of them in 2008.

Collisions
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2008

Steòrnabhagh a Deas, Na h-Eileanan Siar, HS1 2JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2008, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Na h-Eileanan Siar with the most crashes in 2008

The A859 had the most collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2008: 12, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA859122502
2ndA86581402
3rdA85861301
4thA8575701
5thA8664611
6thB8953400
7thA8881100
8thA8951101
9thB8571100
10thB8881100
11thB9851200

Towns in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 2008

Stornoway had 7 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 2008

HS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2008: 30.

Latest crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2008, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2008.

Severity

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in other years