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KW1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 997 road traffic collisions in the KW1 postcode district, Highland, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 289 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
997
2,204th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,440
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
42 people killed
Serious collisions
289
390 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for KW1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal414.1%
  • Serious28929%
  • Slight66767%

What the data shows

  • KW1 had 92 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 177 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in KW1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 224 children under 16 were killed or injured in KW1, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in KW1.

Where KW1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,204th
Most casualties
2,185th
Most fatal collisions
1,464th
Most serious collisions
2,034th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (14%)
  • Tuesday120 (12%)
  • Wednesday136 (14%)
  • Thursday136 (14%)
  • Friday187 (19%)
  • Saturday154 (15%)
  • Sunday125 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight693 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting181 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway945 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph398 (40%)
  • 40 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph582 (58%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds681 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds33 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (1%)
  • Other62 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant874 (61%)
  • Pedestrian209 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist100 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant52 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant33 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KW1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KW1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KW1 peaked at 42 in 1981; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025916
2024810
2023912
202244
202168
2020815
20191012
20181618
20171012
20161215
20151719
20141417
20131219
20122128
20111632
20101929
20092230
20081726
20071627
20062329
20052126
20042533
20032938
20023243
20012034
20001627
19993041
19982846
19973854
19962228
19952842
19941929
19933143
19922733
19912943
19902228
19893155
19882446
19873241
19863450
19851722
19842640
19832934
19822935
19814269
19802343
19792439

Map of recent crashes in KW1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KW1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KW1

The 24 most recent collisions in KW1 happened between 4 March 2023 and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KW1

The A9 has the most collisions in KW1, 202 of 997 (20%), followed by the A882 (169).

Collisions in KW1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9202336975
2ndA8821692471043
3rdA99164231943
4thB87677122318
5thB870203018
6thB874172726
7thA836111117
8thA89581903
9thA8764902

Council area for KW1

KW1 is in Highland, where police recorded 28,651 collisions from 1979 to 2025. KW1 accounts for 3.5% of them.

Town in KW1

Of the 997 collisions in KW1, 341 (34%) were in Wick, Highland.