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IV27 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 709 road traffic collisions in the IV27 postcode district, Highland, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,109 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 256 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
709
2,318th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,109
1.56 per collision
Fatal collisions
35
38 people killed
Serious collisions
256
337 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for IV27

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal354.9%
  • Serious25636%
  • Slight41859%

What the data shows

  • IV27 had 80 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 123 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 41% of collisions in IV27 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 87 children under 16 were killed or injured in IV27, 7.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in IV27.

Where IV27 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,318th
Most casualties
2,281st
Most fatal collisions
1,679th
Most serious collisions
2,117th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (13%)
  • Tuesday94 (13%)
  • Wednesday84 (12%)
  • Thursday110 (16%)
  • Friday99 (14%)
  • Saturday125 (18%)
  • Sunday107 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight552 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting127 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway684 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph55 (7.8%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph605 (85%)
  • 70 mph18 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds452 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds32 (4.5%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Other45 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant683 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist187 (17%)
  • Minibus occupant51 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (4.1%)
  • Pedestrian37 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant36 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist28 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IV27 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IV27, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in IV27 peaked at 29 in 1986; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202588
2024712
202367
20221013
20211313
2020810
201989
201888
201749
201688
20151521
20141014
201368
20121011
2011910
201088
20091825
20081620
20071825
20061316
20051622
20041321
20031519
2002913
20011829
20002043
19991421
19981431
19971926
19961626
19951832
19941620
19931725
19922543
19912260
19901930
19892645
19882641
19872240
19862949
19851827
19841325
19831217
19822132
19812027
19802643
19792247

Map of recent crashes in IV27

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IV27

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IV27

The 24 most recent collisions in IV27 happened between 12 August 2022 and 26 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IV27

The A836 has the most collisions in IV27, 156 of 709 (22%), followed by the A838 (151).

Collisions in IV27 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8361562551059
2ndA838151274859
3rdA83799156435
4thA8947398622
5thA839324718
6thA835244019
7thA82132413
8thA40675600
9thA8623310

Council area for IV27

IV27 is in Highland, where police recorded 28,651 collisions from 1979 to 2025. IV27 accounts for 2.5% of them.