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IV54 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in the IV54 postcode district, Highland, from 1979 to 2025, and 350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 94 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
248
2,545th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
350
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
10 people killed
Serious collisions
94
107 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for IV54

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal104%
  • Serious9438%
  • Slight14458%

What the data shows

  • IV54 had 33 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 54 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 42% of collisions in IV54 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in IV54 are between noon and 3pm, with 23% of collisions.
  • 30 children under 16 were killed or injured in IV54, 8.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where IV54 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,545th
Most casualties
2,550th
Most fatal collisions
2,425th
Most serious collisions
2,478th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday27 (11%)
  • Thursday30 (12%)
  • Friday28 (11%)
  • Saturday52 (21%)
  • Sunday42 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph17 (6.9%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph221 (89%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant169 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (27%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (7.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (4%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Cyclist7 (2%)
  • Pedestrian6 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IV54 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IV54, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in IV54 peaked at 14 in 1980; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202535
2024712
202322
202200
202112
202011
201933
2018710
201756
201645
201589
201400
20131011
201277
201168
201057
200956
200826
200745
200678
2005811
200445
200378
2002910
200168
20001114
19991012
199845
1997630
199646
199578
199411
199325
199266
199156
199024
198923
198833
198711
198658
198557
1984611
19831317
198235
19811221
19801416
197956

Map of recent crashes in IV54

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IV54

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IV54

The 24 most recent collisions in IV54 happened between 4 February 2018 and 10 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IV54

The A896 has the most collisions in IV54, 87 of 248 (35%), followed by the A890 (70).

Collisions in IV54 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA89687122341
2ndA8907089523
3rdA9394501
4thA963611

Council areas covering IV54

Collisions in IV54 were recorded in 2 council areas. Highland has 243 of 248 (98%).

Collisions in IV54 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHighland2433451092
2ndNa h-Eileanan Siar3302