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PH49 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 598 road traffic collisions in the PH49 postcode district, Highland, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,029 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 200 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
598
2,365th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,029
1.72 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
28 people killed
Serious collisions
200
287 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
21
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PH49

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal254.2%
  • Serious20033%
  • Slight37362%

What the data shows

  • PH49 had 80 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 102 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 38% of collisions in PH49 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in PH49 are between noon and 3pm, with 29% of collisions.
  • 82 children under 16 were killed or injured in PH49, 8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where PH49 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,365th
Most casualties
2,309th
Most fatal collisions
1,994th
Most serious collisions
2,237th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (13%)
  • Tuesday66 (11%)
  • Wednesday54 (9%)
  • Thursday74 (12%)
  • Friday96 (16%)
  • Saturday128 (21%)
  • Sunday102 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight505 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway582 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph23 (3.8%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph555 (93%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (6%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant658 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (13%)
  • Pedestrian51 (5%)
  • Minibus occupant39 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (2.7%)
  • Cyclist19 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PH49 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PH49, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PH49 peaked at 23 in 1992; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025521
202468
20231014
2022611
2021612
2020510
2019815
20181221
20171315
201699
201546
2014714
20131828
2012714
201166
201047
20091621
20081219
20071423
20061422
20051529
200469
20031010
2002614
20011831
20001628
19992032
19981217
19972045
19961838
19951430
19941720
19931117
19922336
19911829
19901746
19892032
19881320
19871218
19861834
19851841
19841320
1983810
19822035
19812044
19801726
19791622

Map of recent crashes in PH49

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PH49

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PH49

The 24 most recent collisions in PH49 happened between 28 April 2022 and 2 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PH49

The A82 has the most collisions in PH49, 491 of 598 (82%), followed by the A828 (32).

Collisions in PH49 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8249186224159
2ndA8283256110
3rdB8632742012

Council area for PH49

PH49 is in Highland, where police recorded 28,651 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PH49 accounts for 2.1% of them.