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HS3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 132 road traffic collisions in the HS3 postcode district, Na h-Eileanan Siar, from 1979 to 2025, and 187 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 42 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
132
2,625th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
187
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
7 people killed
Serious collisions
42
48 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for HS3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal64.5%
  • Serious4232%
  • Slight8464%

What the data shows

  • HS3 had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 60% fewer than the 35 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 36% of collisions in HS3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 20 children under 16 were killed or injured in HS3, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 50% of collisions in HS3.

Where HS3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,625th
Most casualties
2,622nd
Most fatal collisions
2,516th
Most serious collisions
2,602nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (14%)
  • Tuesday17 (13%)
  • Wednesday14 (11%)
  • Thursday21 (16%)
  • Friday21 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (20%)
  • Sunday14 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight94 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway125 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph17 (13%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph111 (84%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds68 (52%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (7.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (5.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (3.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant141 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian9 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.7%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HS3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HS3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HS3 peaked at 7 in 2001; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202300
202222
202111
202011
201923
201822
201700
201645
201555
201423
201322
201229
201145
201024
200934
2008612
200744
200656
200549
200444
200344
200211
200179
200034
199925
199847
199734
199634
199545
199422
199337
199255
199146
199056
198934
198800
198711
198611
198536
198411
198312
198246
198168
198044
197912

Map of recent crashes in HS3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HS3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HS3

The 24 most recent collisions in HS3 happened between 20 May 2012 and 12 October 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in HS3

The A859 has the most collisions in HS3, 83 of 132 (63%), followed by the A835 (16).

Collisions in HS3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA85983117424
2ndA835162329

Council areas covering HS3

Collisions in HS3 were recorded in 2 council areas. Na h-Eileanan Siar has 124 of 132 (94%).

Collisions in HS3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNa h-Eileanan Siar124175539
2ndHighland81213