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KW8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 road traffic collisions in the KW8 postcode district, Highland, from 1979 to 2025, and 243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 56 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
163
2,602nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
243
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
56
73 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for KW8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal53.1%
  • Serious5634%
  • Slight10263%

What the data shows

  • KW8 had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 61% fewer than the 36 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 37% of collisions in KW8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 15 children under 16 were killed or injured in KW8, 6.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 54% of collisions in KW8.

Where KW8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,602nd
Most casualties
2,597th
Most fatal collisions
2,533rd
Most serious collisions
2,566th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (19%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday16 (9.8%)
  • Thursday19 (12%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday36 (22%)
  • Sunday16 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph19 (12%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph138 (85%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds88 (54%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (23%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (4.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Other9 (5.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant182 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian8 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Cyclist2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KW8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KW8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in KW8 peaked at 9 in 1980; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202411
202311
202237
202100
202000
201911
201822
201711
201622
201500
201412
201323
201244
201134
2010611
200967
200811
2007711
2006610
200500
2004710
200367
200259
2001710
200055
199933
199811
199711
199666
199545
199446
199368
199269
199138
199045
198956
198833
198759
198611
198511
198433
198326
198258
1981410
1980916
1979715

Map of recent crashes in KW8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KW8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KW8

The 24 most recent collisions in KW8 happened between 7 March 2011 and 21 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KW8

The A9 has the most collisions in KW8, 140 of 163 (86%), followed by the A897 (13).

Collisions in KW8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9140217447
2ndA897131505

Council area for KW8

KW8 is in Highland, where police recorded 28,651 collisions from 1979 to 2025. KW8 accounts for 0.6% of them.