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PH21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in the PH21 postcode district, Highland, from 1979 to 2025, and 459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 71 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
268
2,534th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
459
1.71 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
22 people killed
Serious collisions
71
110 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PH21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal217.8%
  • Serious7126%
  • Slight17666%

What the data shows

  • PH21 had 33 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 57 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 34% of collisions in PH21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 43 children under 16 were killed or injured in PH21, 9.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in PH21.

Where PH21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,534th
Most casualties
2,507th
Most fatal collisions
2,133rd
Most serious collisions
2,532nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (10%)
  • Friday48 (18%)
  • Saturday44 (16%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph35 (13%)
  • 40 mph8 (3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph219 (82%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other23 (8.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant350 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian17 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PH21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PH21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PH21 peaked at 14 in 1982; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
2024412
202311
202211
202111
202023
201911
201847
2017711
201679
201568
201400
201346
2012820
201134
201059
200966
2008714
20071015
2006812
2005916
20041114
200335
20021015
2001916
20001024
19991219
19981020
1997712
19961118
199523
1994614
1993614
199247
1991512
199036
198934
1988513
198748
198613
198522
198447
198337
19821418
198156
19801019
1979912

Map of recent crashes in PH21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PH21

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PH21

The 24 most recent collisions in PH21 happened between 13 May 2017 and 5 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PH21

The A9 has the most collisions in PH21, 136 of 268 (51%), followed by the B9152 (51).

Collisions in PH21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA91362511547
2ndB9152519226
3rdA86375639
4thB970172605

Council areas covering PH21

Collisions in PH21 were recorded in 2 council areas. Highland has 265 of 268 (99%).

Collisions in PH21 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHighland2654562170
2ndAberdeenshire3301