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A838 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 collisions on the A838 from 1979 to 2025, with 298 casualties. Of those crashes, 8 were fatal and 64 serious, and 8 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A838, level with 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
163
3,497th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
298
1.83 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
64
91 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the A838

On the A838, 4.9% of collisions were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal84.9%
  • Serious6439%
  • Slight9156%

Where the A838 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,497th
Most casualties
3,128th
Most fatal collisions
1,937th
Most serious collisions
2,613th

A838 accidents by year

Collisions on the A838 peaked at 10 in 1982 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A838, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202333
202233
202133
202000
201922
201822
201715
201600
201534
201411
201311
201222
201111
201022
200967
200822
200756
200623
200544
200422
200322
200233
200122
2000620
199958
1998619
199768
1996715
1995311
199422
1993711
1992611
1991839
199047
198959
1988712
198747
198649
198524
198447
198312
19821016
198144
1980510
197935

When crashes happen on the A838

Saturday has the most collisions on the A838 (31), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (39).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (9.2%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (17%)
  • Friday19 (12%)
  • Saturday31 (19%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am8 (4.9%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (1.8%)
  • 6am to 9am10 (6.1%)
  • 9am to noon30 (18%)
  • Noon to 3pm37 (23%)
  • 3pm to 6pm39 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm20 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight16 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (3.7%)
  • February9 (5.5%)
  • March9 (5.5%)
  • April11 (6.7%)
  • May19 (12%)
  • June17 (10%)
  • July25 (15%)
  • August26 (16%)
  • September20 (12%)
  • October10 (6.1%)
  • November5 (3.1%)
  • December6 (3.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight136 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A838 crashes

On the A838, 92% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 56% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph6 (3.7%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph150 (92%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (4.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (3.1%)
  • Other12 (7.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry92 (56%)
  • Wet or damp61 (37%)
  • Snow8 (4.9%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A838 crashes

Car occupants make up 58% of the people killed or injured on the A838, followed by motorcyclists (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (12%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other6 (2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car150 (61%)
  • Motorcycle41 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (5.7%)
  • Minibus13 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.4%)
  • Other9 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 156 (2%)
  • 16 to 2034 (11%)
  • 21 to 2538 (13%)
  • 26 to 3561 (20%)
  • 36 to 4535 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (15%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7531 (10%)
  • Over 7515 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (51%)
  • Passenger144 (48%)
  • Pedestrian3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A838

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A838

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A838 crashes by council area

Of the 163 collisions on the A838, 160 were in Highland.

Collisions on the A838 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHighland160293864

Recent crashes on the A838

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A838, from 28 May 2010 to 18 August 2025.

Severity