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A862 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 805 collisions on the A862 from 1979 to 2025, with 1,184 casualties. Of those crashes, 32 were fatal and 256 serious, and 36 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the A862, down 67% from 6 in 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
805
1,327th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,184
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
32
36 people killed
Serious collisions
256
339 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Down 67% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Down 71% on 2024

Crash severity on the A862

On the A862, 4% of collisions were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal324%
  • Serious25632%
  • Slight51764%

Where the A862 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,327th
Most casualties
1,230th
Most fatal collisions
640th
Most serious collisions
836th

A862 accidents by year

Collisions on the A862 peaked at 40 in 1984 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A862, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202467
202312
202245
202133
202078
20191014
201899
2017612
2016810
2015610
20141315
20131423
20121320
20111524
20101118
20091319
20081523
20071528
20061920
20051524
20041324
20032235
20021423
20012739
20002130
19992239
19983049
19971924
19962436
19953454
19941321
19932532
19922533
19912736
19902539
19892740
19882638
19872641
19863446
19852837
19844053
19833045
19822230
19811124
1980711
197989

When crashes happen on the A862

Saturday has the most collisions on the A862 (150), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (169).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (11%)
  • Tuesday117 (15%)
  • Wednesday103 (13%)
  • Thursday110 (14%)
  • Friday133 (17%)
  • Saturday150 (19%)
  • Sunday101 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am63 (7.8%)
  • 3am to 6am18 (2.2%)
  • 6am to 9am64 (8%)
  • 9am to noon103 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm160 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm169 (21%)
  • 6pm to 9pm122 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight106 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (8%)
  • February63 (7.8%)
  • March53 (6.6%)
  • April49 (6.1%)
  • May72 (8.9%)
  • June73 (9.1%)
  • July80 (9.9%)
  • August76 (9.4%)
  • September75 (9.3%)
  • October68 (8.4%)
  • November75 (9.3%)
  • December57 (7.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight528 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting162 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A862 crashes

On the A862, 61% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 58% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph291 (36%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph494 (61%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds584 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Other60 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry463 (58%)
  • Wet or damp296 (37%)
  • Frost or ice33 (4.1%)
  • Snow9 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway756 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (3%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A862 crashes

Car occupants make up 69% of the people killed or injured on the A862, followed by motorcyclists (9.6%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant816 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian111 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist69 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other21 (1.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car959 (75%)
  • Motorcycle109 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.6%)
  • Other37 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1575 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20267 (23%)
  • 21 to 25155 (13%)
  • 26 to 35194 (16%)
  • 36 to 45151 (13%)
  • 46 to 5599 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6576 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7563 (5.3%)
  • Over 7537 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider663 (56%)
  • Passenger410 (35%)
  • Pedestrian111 (9.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A862

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A862

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A862 crashes by council area

Of the 805 collisions on the A862, 803 were in Highland.

Collisions on the A862 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHighland8031,17932255

A862 crashes by town

Collisions on the A862 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Inverness (111) and Dingwall (57).

Recent crashes on the A862

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A862, from 17 October 2019 to 17 May 2025.

Severity