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IV51 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 653 road traffic collisions in the IV51 postcode district, Highland, from 1979 to 2025, and 972 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 190 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
653
2,344th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
972
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
17 people killed
Serious collisions
190
239 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for IV51

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious19029%
  • Slight44768%

What the data shows

  • IV51 had 63 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 125 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in IV51 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 102 children under 16 were killed or injured in IV51, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 56% of collisions in IV51.

Where IV51 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,344th
Most casualties
2,330th
Most fatal collisions
2,259th
Most serious collisions
2,265th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (12%)
  • Tuesday96 (15%)
  • Wednesday90 (14%)
  • Thursday98 (15%)
  • Friday111 (17%)
  • Saturday110 (17%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight490 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting125 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway620 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph126 (19%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph501 (77%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds355 (54%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (7%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (2.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other42 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant690 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian79 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist26 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IV51 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IV51, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in IV51 peaked at 26 in 1988; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202433
202333
202269
2021511
202033
20191118
20181316
201756
20161012
201577
201478
20131119
20121320
20111421
20101420
20092234
2008710
20071618
20061422
20051216
20042234
20031013
20021624
20012433
20001626
19991821
19981420
19972131
19962240
19951525
19941526
19931319
19921521
19911427
19901830
19891619
19882641
19871931
19861422
19851930
19842230
19831529
19822335
19811112
19801215
19792337

Map of recent crashes in IV51

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IV51

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IV51

The 24 most recent collisions in IV51 happened between 7 February 2020 and 19 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IV51

The A850 has the most collisions in IV51, 191 of 653 (29%), followed by the A87 (167).

Collisions in IV51 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA850191292659
2ndA87167241333
3rdA855155226257
4thA8562852114

Council area for IV51

IV51 is in Highland, where police recorded 28,651 collisions from 1979 to 2025. IV51 accounts for 2.3% of them.

Town in IV51

Of the 653 collisions in IV51, 102 (16%) were in Portree.