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HS2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,030 road traffic collisions in the HS2 postcode district, Na h-Eileanan Siar, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 58 were fatal and 362 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,030
2,192nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,560
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
58
64 people killed
Serious collisions
362
513 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for HS2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal585.6%
  • Serious36235%
  • Slight61059%

What the data shows

  • HS2 had 93 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 176 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 41% of collisions in HS2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 167 children under 16 were killed or injured in HS2, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 53% of collisions in HS2.

Where HS2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,192nd
Most casualties
2,149th
Most fatal collisions
978th
Most serious collisions
1,870th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (13%)
  • Tuesday145 (14%)
  • Wednesday106 (10%)
  • Thursday152 (15%)
  • Friday185 (18%)
  • Saturday208 (20%)
  • Sunday100 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight642 (62%)
  • Dark, no street lighting253 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway991 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph132 (13%)
  • 40 mph132 (13%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph734 (71%)
  • 70 mph18 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds615 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds215 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds78 (7.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.9%)
  • Other47 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,146 (73%)
  • Pedestrian152 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant81 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist31 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HS2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HS2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HS2 peaked at 52 in 1980; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025711
2024812
2023810
202267
20211013
202078
20191013
20181313
20171014
20161417
20151620
20141721
20131014
20121217
20111416
20102329
20091619
20083053
20072026
20061831
20052032
20042641
20033349
20022128
20012946
20002841
19992745
19982842
19973052
19963762
19953342
19942844
19932837
19922431
19912237
19902337
19892452
19882334
19872643
19861823
19852328
19842951
19832434
19823455
19814061
19805288
19793161

Map of recent crashes in HS2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HS2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HS2

The 24 most recent collisions in HS2 happened between 25 December 2022 and 17 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HS2

The A857 has the most collisions in HS2, 227 of 1,030 (22%), followed by the A859 (193).

Collisions in HS2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8572273331977
2ndA859193322977
3rdB895129198444
4thA8661241771148
5thA858122188544
6thB8011274417
7thA837102317
8thA8956701
9thA8385700
10thA8945503
11thA8354603

Council areas covering HS2

Collisions in HS2 were recorded in 3 council areas. Na h-Eileanan Siar has 1,011 of 1,030 (98%).

Collisions in HS2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNa h-Eileanan Siar1,0111,53557359
2ndHighland151813
3rdBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole4700

Town in HS2

Of the 1,030 collisions in HS2, 53 (5.1%) were in Stornoway.