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IV2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,313 road traffic collisions in the IV2 postcode district, Highland, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,738 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 91 were fatal and 903 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, down 28% on 2024 (32).

Collisions since 1979
3,313
1,182nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,738
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
91
99 people killed
Serious collisions
903
1,177 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
Down 28% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Down 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for IV2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal912.7%
  • Serious90327%
  • Slight2,31970%

What the data shows

  • IV2 had 320 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 663 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in IV2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 630 children under 16 were killed or injured in IV2, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in IV2.

Where IV2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,182nd
Most casualties
1,072nd
Most fatal collisions
370th
Most serious collisions
537th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday465 (14%)
  • Tuesday465 (14%)
  • Wednesday448 (14%)
  • Thursday498 (15%)
  • Friday549 (17%)
  • Saturday494 (15%)
  • Sunday394 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,313 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit544 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting398 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,702 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway369 (11%)
  • Roundabout133 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded46 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph34 (1%)
  • 30 mph1,418 (43%)
  • 40 mph338 (10%)
  • 50 mph60 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph1,303 (39%)
  • 70 mph156 (4.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,445 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds489 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds62 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds54 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist26 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds18 (0.5%)
  • Other149 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,945 (62%)
  • Pedestrian532 (11%)
  • Cyclist489 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist470 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant88 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)57 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant39 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IV2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IV2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in IV2 peaked at 108 in 1981; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252341
20243245
20233862
20222025
20212132
20202732
20193440
20185074
20173948
20163657
20154563
20145363
20135976
20126187
20115886
201072104
200977116
200881113
200781112
20067697
20057096
200478125
200382127
20026381
200176110
200081118
199987124
199895141
199781107
19965678
199583117
199474104
199386117
199284125
199199144
199096147
1989100154
198893135
198784124
198681108
198592133
1984106155
198392134
1982101142
1981108163
198088117
197994139

Map of recent crashes in IV2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IV2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IV2

The 24 most recent collisions in IV2 happened between 20 December 2024 and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IV2

The A96 has the most collisions in IV2, 514 of 3,313 (16%), followed by the B9006 (335).

Collisions in IV2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9651489027158
2ndB9006335479896
3rdA92183471153
4thB862154237745
5thB861129170134
6thB9039112186436
7thA8290123130
8thB8656290110
9thB8515994120
10thB8534857116
11thB8082385115
12thA8623757215
13thB8523358113
14thB9092285108
15thB9091242935
16thB9090162314
17thA8353602
18thB91613302

Council area for IV2

IV2 is in Highland, where police recorded 28,651 collisions from 1979 to 2025. IV2 accounts for 12% of them.

Towns in IV2

Collisions in IV2 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Inverness (1,198) and Cradlehall (374).