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Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 20 road traffic collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2021, and 25 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious.

Collisions were up 54% on 2020 (13), and casualties rose from 16.

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

Collisions in 2021
20
Up 54% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
25
Up 56% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
6
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2021

5% of collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2021 were fatal and 30% serious, against 4.5% and 35% in Na h-Eileanan Siar from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal15%
  • Serious630%
  • Slight1365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal14%
  • Serious624%
  • Slight1872%

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. 2021 is highlighted, with 20, up 54% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 20
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2 (10%)
  • Tuesday7 (35%)
  • Wednesday3 (15%)
  • Thursday2 (10%)
  • Friday1 (5%)
  • Saturday1 (5%)
  • Sunday4 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (20%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591 (5%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:590 (0%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (25%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (10%)
  • February1 (5%)
  • April5 (25%)
  • May2 (10%)
  • June1 (5%)
  • July3 (15%)
  • August2 (10%)
  • September1 (5%)
  • October2 (10%)
  • November1 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10 (50%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (45%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12 (60%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (15%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (5%)
  • Other1 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry11 (55%)
  • Wet or damp8 (40%)
  • Frost or ice1 (5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2 (10%)
  • 40 mph3 (15%)
  • 60 mph15 (75%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway20 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant18 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (12%)
  • Pedestrian2 (8%)
  • Cyclist1 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (4%)
  • 11 to 152 (8%)
  • 16 to 203 (12%)
  • 21 to 252 (8%)
  • 26 to 355 (20%)
  • 36 to 452 (8%)
  • 46 to 553 (12%)
  • 56 to 652 (8%)
  • 66 to 752 (8%)
  • Over 753 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16 (64%)
  • Passenger7 (28%)
  • Pedestrian2 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car24 (80%)
  • Motorcycle3 (10%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2021

Map of the last 20 crashes of 2021 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.

  • 20 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

How Na h-Eileanan Siar ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Na h-Eileanan Siar had fewer road collisions than 345 of them in 2021.

Collisions
346th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
346th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
345th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2021

Steòrnabhagh a Deas, Na h-Eileanan Siar, HS1 2JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2021, with 1 collision.

Roads in Na h-Eileanan Siar with the most crashes in 2021

The A857 and A888 had the most collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2021, with 3 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Na h-Eileanan Siar, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8573511
2ndA8883500
3rdA8592301
4thA8662201
5thB8952201
6thA8651100
7thB8881101
8thB8921101

Towns in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 2021

Stornoway had 1 collision in 2021.

Postcode districts in Na h-Eileanan Siar: crashes in 2021

HS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2021: 10.

Latest crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2021

Of the 20 crashes in Na h-Eileanan Siar in 2021, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 9 November 2021.

Severity

Na h-Eileanan Siar road accidents in other years