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PH26 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 690 road traffic collisions in the PH26 postcode district, Highland, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,074 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 243 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
690
2,330th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,074
1.56 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
37 people killed
Serious collisions
243
345 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PH26

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal344.9%
  • Serious24335%
  • Slight41360%

What the data shows

  • PH26 had 66 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 125 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 40% of collisions in PH26 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 95 children under 16 were killed or injured in PH26, 8.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 47% of collisions in PH26.

Where PH26 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,330th
Most casualties
2,294th
Most fatal collisions
1,719th
Most serious collisions
2,145th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (15%)
  • Tuesday79 (11%)
  • Wednesday100 (14%)
  • Thursday103 (15%)
  • Friday105 (15%)
  • Saturday109 (16%)
  • Sunday93 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight533 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting111 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway672 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph91 (13%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph583 (84%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds476 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds33 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Other51 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant760 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian51 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)46 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant39 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist28 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PH26 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PH26, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PH26 peaked at 33 in 1979; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202557
202456
202345
202237
202166
20201013
2019813
2018812
20171118
201668
20151621
2014711
2013811
20121319
201199
2010914
20091627
20081517
20071525
20061719
20052249
20041425
20031728
20021723
20012131
20002834
19992431
19981425
19971222
19962233
19952745
19942137
19931423
19922538
19911635
19901731
1989918
19881827
19871115
19861632
19851930
19841527
1983810
19822031
19811823
19802131
19793352

Map of recent crashes in PH26

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PH26

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PH26

The 24 most recent collisions in PH26 happened between 1 December 2020 and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PH26

The A95 has the most collisions in PH26, 299 of 690 (43%), followed by the A939 (187).

Collisions in PH26 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9529950818113
2ndA939187281462
3rdA9383962413
4thB91022330014
5thB970213229
6thB9007172607
7thA940111413
8thA9526912
9thA9756821
10thA903602

Council areas covering PH26

Collisions in PH26 were recorded in 3 council areas. Highland has 663 of 690 (96%).

Collisions in PH26 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHighland6631,03631235
2ndAberdeenshire213036
3rdMoray5702