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IV16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in the IV16 postcode district, Highland, from 1979 to 2025, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 76 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
239
2,547th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
407
1.70 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
12 people killed
Serious collisions
76
119 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for IV16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal125%
  • Serious7632%
  • Slight15163%

What the data shows

  • IV16 had 29 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 50 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 37% of collisions in IV16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 27 children under 16 were killed or injured in IV16, 6.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in IV16.

Where IV16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,547th
Most casualties
2,526th
Most fatal collisions
2,369th
Most serious collisions
2,517th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (9.2%)
  • Wednesday29 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday48 (20%)
  • Saturday38 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph30 (13%)
  • 60 mph208 (87%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other27 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant321 (79%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.9%)
  • Pedestrian17 (4.2%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IV16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IV16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in IV16 peaked at 11 in 1998; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202433
202322
202211
202122
202022
201957
201869
201733
201639
2015510
2014613
201347
201215
201113
2010711
200945
200849
2007910
2006913
2005814
200429
2003716
200235
2001710
200079
199944
19981114
1997816
199623
199529
1994915
1993613
199257
199122
1990611
1989918
198800
198768
1986410
1985813
198416
1983814
19821016
1981814
19801115
1979610

Map of recent crashes in IV16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IV16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IV16

The 24 most recent collisions in IV16 happened between 18 June 2017 and 10 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IV16

The A9 has the most collisions in IV16, 148 of 239 (62%), followed by the B817 (40).

Collisions in IV16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9148287953
2ndB817405039
3rdB917681002
4thA8363302

Council area for IV16

IV16 is in Highland, where police recorded 28,651 collisions from 1979 to 2025. IV16 accounts for 0.8% of them.