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IV6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in the IV6 postcode district, Highland, from 1979 to 2025, and 696 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 155 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
455
2,443rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
696
1.53 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
24 people killed
Serious collisions
155
217 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for IV6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal224.8%
  • Serious15534%
  • Slight27861%

What the data shows

  • IV6 had 58 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 85 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 39% of collisions in IV6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 51 children under 16 were killed or injured in IV6, 7.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in IV6.

Where IV6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,443rd
Most casualties
2,425th
Most fatal collisions
2,104th
Most serious collisions
2,341st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday88 (19%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph68 (15%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph366 (80%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant501 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant40 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian33 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist20 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IV6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IV6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in IV6 peaked at 18 in 1996; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
2024811
202377
202267
202122
202047
2019915
201855
201734
2016810
201569
20141010
201345
20121017
2011919
2010711
2009920
200878
20071213
20061114
2005914
2004912
20031013
20021319
20011420
20001119
1999916
19981630
1997916
19961824
19951420
19941214
19931017
19921318
19911520
1990611
19891323
19881112
1987616
19861118
19851629
1984712
19831121
1982915
19811728
19801321
19791017

Map of recent crashes in IV6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IV6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IV6

The 24 most recent collisions in IV6 happened between 15 September 2022 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IV6

The A832 has the most collisions in IV6, 125 of 455 (27%), followed by the A9 (91).

Collisions in IV6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA832125194843
2ndA991155326
3rdA86285127331
4thA8356293324
5thB9169172204
6thA85061112
7thA8345831
8thA824600

Council area for IV6

IV6 is in Highland, where police recorded 28,651 collisions from 1979 to 2025. IV6 accounts for 1.6% of them.