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IV17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 632 road traffic collisions in the IV17 postcode district, Highland, from 1979 to 2025, and 913 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 211 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1979
632
2,347th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
913
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
22 people killed
Serious collisions
211
274 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for IV17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal223.5%
  • Serious21133%
  • Slight39963%

What the data shows

  • IV17 had 56 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 53% fewer than the 120 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 37% of collisions in IV17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 151 children under 16 were killed or injured in IV17, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in IV17.

Where IV17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,347th
Most casualties
2,349th
Most fatal collisions
2,104th
Most serious collisions
2,211th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (14%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday100 (16%)
  • Saturday104 (16%)
  • Sunday68 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight445 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway602 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph236 (37%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph361 (57%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds481 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other38 (6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant548 (60%)
  • Pedestrian146 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist42 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IV17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IV17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in IV17 peaked at 30 in 1980; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202424
202359
2022710
202147
202033
20191218
201856
201747
20161117
201579
20141416
20131118
20121316
20111217
2010513
20091626
20081822
20071320
20061113
20051316
20041215
20031524
20021725
2001911
20001316
19991723
19981920
19971012
19961628
19951420
19941521
19931721
19921019
19911832
19901217
19891118
198833
19872126
19862030
19852450
19842434
19832637
19822943
19811719
19803040
19792438

Map of recent crashes in IV17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IV17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IV17

The 24 most recent collisions in IV17 happened between 30 January 2020 and 16 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IV17

The A9 has the most collisions in IV17, 159 of 632 (25%), followed by the B817 (153).

Collisions in IV17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA91592761166
2ndB817153199245
3rdB917679111320
4thA83665116026
5thA964901
6thB90064411
7thB90913402

Council area for IV17

IV17 is in Highland, where police recorded 28,651 collisions from 1979 to 2025. IV17 accounts for 2.2% of them.

Town in IV17

Of the 632 collisions in IV17, 218 (34%) were in Alness.