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A850 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 collisions on the A850 from 1979 to 2025, with 777 casualties. Of those crashes, 21 were fatal and 150 serious, and 23 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A850, up from none in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
470
2,068th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
777
1.65 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
23 people killed
Serious collisions
150
214 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the A850

On the A850, 4.5% of collisions were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal214.5%
  • Serious15032%
  • Slight29964%

Where the A850 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,068th
Most casualties
1,772nd
Most fatal collisions
938th
Most serious collisions
1,382nd

A850 accidents by year

Collisions on the A850 peaked at 30 in 1988 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A850, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202300
202212
202113
202044
201935
201822
201722
201623
201523
201422
201325
201222
201111
201037
200933
200835
200757
200645
200522
200444
200323
200222
200158
200022
199911
1998610
1997712
19961939
19952029
19941529
19931826
19922029
19911333
19902338
19892736
19883034
19872135
19862267
19852039
19842539
19832541
19822742
19811825
19802543
19792847

When crashes happen on the A850

Saturday has the most collisions on the A850 (85), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (123).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday85 (18%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am35 (7.4%)
  • 3am to 6am8 (1.7%)
  • 6am to 9am36 (7.7%)
  • 9am to noon61 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm81 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm123 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm67 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight59 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.7%)
  • February25 (5.3%)
  • March29 (6.2%)
  • April25 (5.3%)
  • May36 (7.7%)
  • June54 (11%)
  • July61 (13%)
  • August59 (13%)
  • September45 (9.6%)
  • October41 (8.7%)
  • November45 (9.6%)
  • December23 (4.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight339 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting108 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A850 crashes

On the A850, 81% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 50% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph69 (15%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph379 (81%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (56%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3%)
  • Other47 (10%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (50%)
  • Wet or damp189 (40%)
  • Frost or ice25 (5.3%)
  • Snow19 (4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway456 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A850 crashes

Car occupants make up 71% of the people killed or injured on the A850, followed by motorcyclists (7.2%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant554 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Other19 (2.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car521 (75%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.3%)
  • Minibus15 (2.2%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2%)
  • Other14 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1563 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20138 (18%)
  • 21 to 25124 (16%)
  • 26 to 35149 (19%)
  • 36 to 4578 (10%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.2%)
  • Over 7522 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (51%)
  • Passenger331 (43%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A850

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A850

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A850 crashes by council area

All 470 collisions on the A850 were in Highland.

Collisions on the A850 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHighland47077721150

A850 crashes by town

Of the 470 collisions on the A850, 28 were in the built-up area of Portree.

Recent crashes on the A850

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A850, from 24 July 2011 to 17 November 2025.

Severity