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A861 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 149 collisions on the A861 from 1979 to 2025, with 204 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 58 serious, and 1 person was killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A861, down 50% from 2 in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
149
3,601st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
204
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
58
75 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 50% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 50% on 2024

Crash severity on the A861

On the A861, 0.7% of collisions were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious5839%
  • Slight9060%

Where the A861 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,601st
Most casualties
3,593rd
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
2,746th

A861 accidents by year

Collisions on the A861 peaked at 7 in 2003 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A861, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202311
202234
202111
202011
201911
201800
201700
201611
201500
201446
201355
201245
201122
201011
200912
200867
200712
200622
200557
200468
200377
200279
200168
2000610
199947
199800
199757
199667
199522
199424
199312
199223
199146
1990712
1989712
198869
198734
198634
1985711
198422
198359
198234
198133
198022
197911

When crashes happen on the A861

Friday has the most collisions on the A861 (28), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (40).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday24 (16%)
  • Wednesday14 (9.4%)
  • Thursday20 (13%)
  • Friday28 (19%)
  • Saturday28 (19%)
  • Sunday21 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am14 (9.4%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (2%)
  • 6am to 9am8 (5.4%)
  • 9am to noon31 (21%)
  • Noon to 3pm19 (13%)
  • 3pm to 6pm40 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm19 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight15 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (4%)
  • February13 (8.7%)
  • March3 (2%)
  • April15 (10%)
  • May14 (9.4%)
  • June13 (8.7%)
  • July20 (13%)
  • August28 (19%)
  • September11 (7.4%)
  • October10 (6.7%)
  • November10 (6.7%)
  • December6 (4%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight108 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A861 crashes

On the A861, 94% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 49% on a wet or damp road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph8 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph140 (94%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds86 (58%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (28%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (4%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp73 (49%)
  • Dry66 (44%)
  • Snow5 (3.4%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A861 crashes

Car occupants make up 71% of the people killed or injured on the A861, followed by motorcyclists (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (16%)
  • Pedestrian9 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist4 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car147 (69%)
  • Motorcycle33 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (1.9%)
  • Minibus3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2024 (12%)
  • 21 to 2532 (16%)
  • 26 to 3541 (20%)
  • 36 to 4538 (19%)
  • 46 to 5521 (10%)
  • 56 to 6519 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.4%)
  • Over 756 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (66%)
  • Passenger60 (29%)
  • Pedestrian9 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A861

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A861

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A861 crashes by council area

Of the 149 collisions on the A861, 146 were in Highland.

Collisions on the A861 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHighland146200158

Recent crashes on the A861

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A861, from 27 August 2011 to 20 November 2025.

Severity