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IV47 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 151 road traffic collisions in the IV47 postcode district, Highland, from 1979 to 2025, and 256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 40 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
151
2,610th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
256
1.70 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
6 people killed
Serious collisions
40
61 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for IV47

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal53.3%
  • Serious4026%
  • Slight10670%

What the data shows

  • IV47 had 30 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 3% fewer than the 31 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in IV47 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in IV47 are between noon and 3pm, with 26% of collisions.
  • 18 children under 16 were killed or injured in IV47, 7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where IV47 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,610th
Most casualties
2,589th
Most fatal collisions
2,533rd
Most serious collisions
2,611th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (13%)
  • Tuesday16 (11%)
  • Wednesday20 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (16%)
  • Friday25 (17%)
  • Saturday27 (18%)
  • Sunday19 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph4 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph146 (97%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (51%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (30%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (6.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (3.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant196 (77%)
  • Van occupant16 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (5.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (4.3%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IV47 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IV47, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in IV47 peaked at 8 in 2018; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202467
202300
202212
202137
202011
201938
2018816
201723
201644
201522
201434
201324
2012411
201168
201035
200923
200856
200734
200611
200513
200459
200348
200249
2001617
200025
199967
199836
199759
199656
199500
199422
199311
199233
199112
199037
198934
198869
1987612
198611
198525
1984812
198322
198249
198122
198034
197923

Map of recent crashes in IV47

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IV47

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IV47

The 24 most recent collisions in IV47 happened between 15 July 2018 and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IV47

The A87 has the most collisions in IV47, 60 of 151 (40%), followed by the A863 (36).

Collisions in IV47 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8760106315
2ndA8633659011
3rdA850304923

Council areas covering IV47

Collisions in IV47 were recorded in 2 council areas. Highland has 148 of 151 (98%).

Collisions in IV47 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHighland148253539
2ndNa h-Eileanan Siar3301