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Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13 road traffic collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2020, and 16 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious.

Collisions were down 48% on 2019 (25), and casualties fell from 32.

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

Collisions in 2020
13
Down 48% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
16
Down 50% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
7.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
4
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2020

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal17.7%
  • Serious431%
  • Slight862%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal16.3%
  • Serious425%
  • Slight1169%

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. 2020 is highlighted, with 13, down 48% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 13
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2 (15%)
  • Tuesday2 (15%)
  • Wednesday3 (23%)
  • Thursday2 (15%)
  • Friday3 (23%)
  • Saturday1 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (7.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (7.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591 (7.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595 (38%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591 (7.7%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:590 (0%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (15%)
  • February1 (7.7%)
  • April1 (7.7%)
  • May1 (7.7%)
  • August3 (23%)
  • September2 (15%)
  • October1 (7.7%)
  • December2 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8 (62%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (7.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11 (85%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (7.7%)
  • Raining, no high winds1 (7.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry8 (62%)
  • Wet or damp4 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (7.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (7.7%)
  • 30 mph3 (23%)
  • 40 mph3 (23%)
  • 60 mph6 (46%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant9 (56%)
  • Pedestrian3 (19%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist1 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist1 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (6.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (13%)
  • 6 to 102 (13%)
  • 16 to 201 (6.3%)
  • 21 to 251 (6.3%)
  • 26 to 352 (13%)
  • 36 to 453 (19%)
  • 46 to 551 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 652 (13%)
  • Over 752 (13%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider10 (63%)
  • Passenger3 (19%)
  • Pedestrian3 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car15 (79%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle1 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2020

Map of the last 13 crashes of 2020 in Na h-Eileanan Siar

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

  • 13 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Na h-Eileanan Siar ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Na h-Eileanan Siar had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 2020.

Collisions
348th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
348th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
347th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Na h-Eileanan Siar with the most crashes in 2020

The A859 and A865 had the most collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2020, with 3 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8593411
2ndA8653500
3rdA8572200
4thB8952201
5thA8581100
6thA8881101

Towns in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 2020

Stornoway had 1 collision in 2020.

Postcode districts in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 2020

HS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2020: 7.

Latest crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2020

Of the 13 crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2020, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2020.

Severity

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in other years