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IV12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,126 road traffic collisions in the IV12 postcode district, Highland, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 315 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,126
2,152nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,591
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
36
39 people killed
Serious collisions
315
398 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for IV12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal363.2%
  • Serious31528%
  • Slight77569%

What the data shows

  • IV12 had 96 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 181 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in IV12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 210 children under 16 were killed or injured in IV12, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in IV12.

Where IV12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,152nd
Most casualties
2,140th
Most fatal collisions
1,639th
Most serious collisions
1,968th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (12%)
  • Tuesday140 (12%)
  • Wednesday155 (14%)
  • Thursday158 (14%)
  • Friday207 (18%)
  • Saturday197 (17%)
  • Sunday134 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight828 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting165 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,031 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (2%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph453 (40%)
  • 40 mph63 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph592 (53%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds840 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other55 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant983 (62%)
  • Pedestrian178 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (10%)
  • Cyclist155 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IV12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IV12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in IV12 peaked at 44 in 1980; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202578
2024911
20231015
20221117
202145
202036
2019814
20181830
20171116
20161521
20151317
20141417
20131923
20122141
20112228
20101824
20092229
20081618
20072230
20061420
20054053
20042844
20032031
20022433
20012638
20003143
19992737
19983055
19973648
19963142
19952942
19943053
19932744
19923853
19913856
19902534
19893240
19883544
19872936
19862630
19853341
19843547
19833046
19823652
19813542
19804468
19793449

Map of recent crashes in IV12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IV12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IV12

The 24 most recent collisions in IV12 happened between 28 June 2023 and 14 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IV12

The A96 has the most collisions in IV12, 506 of 1,126 (45%), followed by the B9090 (111).

Collisions in IV12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9650678322152
2ndB9090111154329
3rdA9396195025
4thB9007202604
5thB9091171904
6thB9092132511
7thA896101713
8thA8905501
9thA9403330

Council areas covering IV12

Collisions in IV12 were recorded in 2 council areas. Highland has 1,120 of 1,126 (99%).

Collisions in IV12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHighland1,1201,58334315
2ndMoray4520

Town in IV12

Of the 1,126 collisions in IV12, 450 (40%) were in Nairn.