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KW12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 road traffic collisions in the KW12 postcode district, Highland, from 1979 to 2025, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 63 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
178
2,586th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
284
1.60 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
10 people killed
Serious collisions
63
100 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for KW12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal73.9%
  • Serious6335%
  • Slight10861%

What the data shows

  • KW12 had 27 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 4% fewer than the 28 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 39% of collisions in KW12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in KW12 are between 9am and noon, with 22% of collisions.
  • 24 children under 16 were killed or injured in KW12, 8.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where KW12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,586th
Most casualties
2,577th
Most fatal collisions
2,498th
Most serious collisions
2,549th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (15%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday20 (11%)
  • Friday30 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (19%)
  • Sunday18 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph15 (8.4%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph161 (90%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (5.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Other20 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant232 (82%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (4.9%)
  • Pedestrian8 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.5%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KW12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KW12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KW12 peaked at 10 in 1987; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202524
202423
202326
202211
202112
202022
201957
2018610
201711
201656
201544
201411
201312
201211
201146
201022
200948
2008711
200712
200635
200556
200469
200322
200222
200146
200069
199957
199835
199756
199659
199525
199447
199311
199200
199111
199044
198969
198822
19871017
1986822
198511
1984711
1983613
19821021
1981610
1980710
197955

Map of recent crashes in KW12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KW12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KW12

The 24 most recent collisions in KW12 happened between 8 August 2016 and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KW12

The A882 has the most collisions in KW12, 64 of 178 (36%), followed by the A9 (44).

Collisions in KW12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA88264110228
2ndA9446748
3rdB8742843013
4thA89581502
5thB8703402

Council area for KW12

KW12 is in Highland, where police recorded 28,651 collisions from 1979 to 2025. KW12 accounts for 0.6% of them.