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KW5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 124 road traffic collisions in the KW5 postcode district, Highland, from 1979 to 2025, and 183 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 33 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
124
2,629th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
183
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
10 people killed
Serious collisions
33
44 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for KW5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal86.5%
  • Serious3327%
  • Slight8367%

What the data shows

  • KW5 had 12 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 26 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in KW5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in KW5 are between 9am and noon, with 25% of collisions.
  • 11 children under 16 were killed or injured in KW5, 6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where KW5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,629th
Most casualties
2,627th
Most fatal collisions
2,472nd
Most serious collisions
2,630th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (15%)
  • Tuesday14 (11%)
  • Wednesday13 (10%)
  • Thursday21 (17%)
  • Friday21 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (15%)
  • Sunday18 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight91 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (4.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph121 (98%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds70 (56%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (8.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (5.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (5.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.4%)
  • Other12 (9.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant135 (74%)
  • Van occupant15 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (2.7%)
  • Pedestrian4 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KW5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KW5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KW5 peaked at 8 in 1980; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202400
202311
202223
202111
202022
201922
201811
201700
201615
201536
201458
201333
201211
201122
201035
200900
200822
200755
200626
200533
200423
2003710
200267
200123
200024
199912
199823
199757
199633
199522
199434
199334
199235
199136
199022
198945
198848
198735
1986712
198524
198425
198322
198223
198100
1980812
197934

Map of recent crashes in KW5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KW5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KW5

The 24 most recent collisions in KW5 happened between 26 October 2012 and 2 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KW5

The A9 has the most collisions in KW5, 83 of 124 (67%), followed by the A895 (22).

Collisions in KW5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA983119618
2ndA895223517
3rdA99162517

Council area for KW5

KW5 is in Highland, where police recorded 28,651 collisions from 1979 to 2025. KW5 accounts for 0.4% of them.