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A836 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 885 collisions on the A836 from 1979 to 2025, with 1,390 casualties. Of those crashes, 49 were fatal and 293 serious, and 57 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 5 collisions on the A836, up 25% from 4 in 2024, with 7 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
885
1,213th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,390
1.57 per collision
Fatal collisions
49
57 people killed
Serious collisions
293
412 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
Up 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
Up 17% on 2024

Crash severity on the A836

On the A836, 5.5% of collisions were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal495.5%
  • Serious29333%
  • Slight54361%

Where the A836 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,213th
Most casualties
1,064th
Most fatal collisions
422nd
Most serious collisions
725th

A836 accidents by year

Collisions on the A836 peaked at 42 in 1982 and were down to 5 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A836, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202557
202446
202369
2022813
2021916
202045
201978
2018610
20171014
20161725
20151216
20141418
20131318
2012915
20111419
20101724
20091417
20081518
20071623
20061923
20051928
20042034
20031929
20021932
20011628
20002429
19991525
19982439
19972329
19961120
19951623
19942130
19932232
19922240
19913259
19903446
19893562
19881833
19872942
19862637
19853461
19842852
19832028
19824272
19813346
19803050
19793480

When crashes happen on the A836

Friday has the most collisions on the A836 (160), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (223).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (12%)
  • Tuesday123 (14%)
  • Wednesday91 (10%)
  • Thursday120 (14%)
  • Friday160 (18%)
  • Saturday151 (17%)
  • Sunday133 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am54 (6.1%)
  • 3am to 6am22 (2.5%)
  • 6am to 9am91 (10%)
  • 9am to noon131 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm138 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm223 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm145 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight81 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (7.2%)
  • February69 (7.8%)
  • March52 (5.9%)
  • April56 (6.3%)
  • May54 (6.1%)
  • June93 (11%)
  • July86 (9.7%)
  • August110 (12%)
  • September85 (9.6%)
  • October88 (9.9%)
  • November49 (5.5%)
  • December79 (8.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight630 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting203 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A836 crashes

On the A836, 85% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 51% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph81 (9.2%)
  • 40 mph21 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph752 (85%)
  • 70 mph15 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds539 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (4.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (3.4%)
  • Other119 (13%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry455 (51%)
  • Wet or damp319 (36%)
  • Frost or ice70 (7.9%)
  • Snow38 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway864 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A836 crashes

Car occupants make up 70% of the people killed or injured on the A836, followed by motorcyclists (11%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant972 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (11%)
  • Pedestrian69 (5%)
  • Van occupant53 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist40 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant39 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (1.9%)
  • Other43 (3.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car929 (71%)
  • Motorcycle136 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (3.3%)
  • Minibus23 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.7%)
  • Other32 (2.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1566 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20258 (19%)
  • 21 to 25233 (17%)
  • 26 to 35253 (18%)
  • 36 to 45177 (13%)
  • 46 to 55155 (11%)
  • 56 to 65111 (8%)
  • 66 to 7559 (4.2%)
  • Over 7530 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider813 (58%)
  • Passenger508 (37%)
  • Pedestrian69 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A836

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A836

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A836 crashes by council area

Of the 885 collisions on the A836, 884 were in Highland.

Collisions on the A836 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHighland8841,38949293

A836 crashes by town

Of the 885 collisions on the A836, 24 were in the built-up area of Thurso.

Recent crashes on the A836

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A836, from 2 November 2021 to 5 December 2025.

Severity