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Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 23 road traffic collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2018, and 24 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious.

Collisions were up 28% on 2017 (18), and casualties rose from 22.

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

Collisions in 2018
23
Up 28% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
24
Up 9% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
3
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2018

4.3% of collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2018 were fatal and 13% serious, against 4.5% and 35% in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal14.3%
  • Serious313%
  • Slight1983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal14.2%
  • Serious313%
  • Slight2083%

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. 2018 is highlighted, with 23, up 28% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 23
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (22%)
  • Tuesday1 (4.3%)
  • Wednesday5 (22%)
  • Thursday4 (17%)
  • Friday1 (4.3%)
  • Saturday3 (13%)
  • Sunday4 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (13%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592 (8.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:590 (0%)

Collisions by month

  • April1 (4.3%)
  • May3 (13%)
  • June2 (8.7%)
  • July1 (4.3%)
  • August3 (13%)
  • September3 (13%)
  • October1 (4.3%)
  • November4 (17%)
  • December5 (22%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13 (57%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds17 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (13%)
  • Not recorded3 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry12 (52%)
  • Wet or damp6 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (4.3%)
  • Snow1 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (13%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph4 (17%)
  • 40 mph6 (26%)
  • 60 mph13 (57%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway19 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (13%)
  • Roundabout1 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (29%)
  • Pedestrian3 (13%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 151 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 206 (25%)
  • 21 to 252 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 353 (13%)
  • 36 to 452 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 558 (33%)
  • 56 to 651 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 751 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider18 (75%)
  • Passenger3 (13%)
  • Pedestrian3 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car21 (72%)
  • Motorcycle7 (24%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2018

Map of the last 21 crashes of 2018 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.

  • 21 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

How Na h-Eileanan Siar ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Na h-Eileanan Siar had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 2018.

Collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2018

Steòrnabhagh a Deas, Na h-Eileanan Siar, HS1 2JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2018, with 2 collisions.

Roads in Na h-Eileanan Siar with the most crashes in 2018

The A857 had the most collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2018: 7, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8577712
2ndA8594500
3rdB80113300
4thB8953300
5thA8581100
6thA8651100
7thA8661100
8thA8951100

Towns in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 2018

Stornoway had 4 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 2018

HS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2018: 13.

Latest crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2018

Of the 23 crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2018, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in other years