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A839 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 78 collisions on the A839 from 1979 to 2024, with 120 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 25 serious, and 5 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the A839 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
78
4,263rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
120
1.54 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
25
35 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Crash severity on the A839

On the A839, 6.4% of collisions were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal56.4%
  • Serious2532%
  • Slight4862%

Where the A839 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,263rd
Most casualties
4,148th
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
3,805th

A839 accidents by year

Collisions on the A839 peaked at 5 in 1997; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A839, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202412
202311
202211
202112
202011
201911
201800
201700
201611
201533
201422
201312
201211
201112
201011
200911
200800
200733
200612
200522
200444
200300
200212
200113
200000
199933
199800
1997510
199623
199511
199424
199311
199224
199124
199045
198924
198822
198734
198613
198557
198422
198327
198223
198111
1980512
197923

When crashes happen on the A839

Saturday has the most collisions on the A839 (21), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (20).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (12%)
  • Tuesday10 (13%)
  • Wednesday7 (9%)
  • Thursday7 (9%)
  • Friday12 (15%)
  • Saturday21 (27%)
  • Sunday12 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am6 (7.7%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (3.8%)
  • 6am to 9am9 (12%)
  • 9am to noon5 (6.4%)
  • Noon to 3pm6 (7.7%)
  • 3pm to 6pm20 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm14 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight15 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (6.4%)
  • February3 (3.8%)
  • March7 (9%)
  • April7 (9%)
  • May7 (9%)
  • June6 (7.7%)
  • July8 (10%)
  • August9 (12%)
  • September6 (7.7%)
  • October5 (6.4%)
  • November5 (6.4%)
  • December10 (13%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight44 (56%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (36%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (7.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A839 crashes

On the A839, 85% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 55% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph10 (13%)
  • 40 mph1 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph66 (85%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds52 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (5.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.3%)
  • Other9 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry43 (55%)
  • Wet or damp17 (22%)
  • Frost or ice13 (17%)
  • Snow4 (5.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway76 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A839 crashes

Car occupants make up 74% of the people killed or injured on the A839, followed by motorcyclists (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant89 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (13%)
  • Pedestrian5 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.5%)
  • Cyclist2 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car75 (73%)
  • Motorcycle13 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.9%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (5%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2028 (23%)
  • 21 to 2515 (13%)
  • 26 to 3526 (22%)
  • 36 to 4513 (11%)
  • 46 to 5511 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 659 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 755 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider71 (59%)
  • Passenger44 (37%)
  • Pedestrian5 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A839

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A839

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A839 crashes by council area

Of the 78 collisions on the A839, 76 were in Highland.

Collisions on the A839 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHighland76118525

Recent crashes on the A839

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A839, from 11 April 2004 to 26 May 2024.

Severity