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A938 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 100 collisions on the A938 from 1980 to 2025, with 141 casualties. Of those crashes, 8 were fatal and 31 serious, and 8 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A938, down 80% from 5 in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1980
100
4,039th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
141
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
31
44 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 80% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 83% on 2024

Crash severity on the A938

On the A938, 8% of collisions were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal88%
  • Serious3131%
  • Slight6161%

Where the A938 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,039th
Most casualties
3,991st
Most fatal collisions
1,937th
Most serious collisions
3,580th

A938 accidents by year

Collisions on the A938 peaked at 7 in 2004 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A938, 1980 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202456
202312
202224
202100
202012
201913
201800
201734
201600
201522
201411
201300
201233
201122
201011
200934
200822
200711
200633
200545
2004711
200322
200244
200111
200011
199922
199824
199723
1996711
199545
199411
199345
199247
199111
199000
198925
198811
198700
198611
198547
198435
198323
198212
198144
198049

When crashes happen on the A938

Thursday has the most collisions on the A938 (19), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (25).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (8%)
  • Tuesday12 (12%)
  • Wednesday17 (17%)
  • Thursday19 (19%)
  • Friday13 (13%)
  • Saturday16 (16%)
  • Sunday15 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am8 (8%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (3%)
  • 6am to 9am13 (13%)
  • 9am to noon15 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm18 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm25 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm9 (9%)
  • 9pm to midnight9 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (5%)
  • February11 (11%)
  • March8 (8%)
  • April7 (7%)
  • May6 (6%)
  • June3 (3%)
  • July14 (14%)
  • August12 (12%)
  • September10 (10%)
  • October6 (6%)
  • November11 (11%)
  • December7 (7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight72 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A938 crashes

On the A938, 94% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 53% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph4 (4%)
  • 40 mph1 (1%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph94 (94%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds70 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2%)
  • Other8 (8%)

Road surface

  • Dry53 (53%)
  • Wet or damp29 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (11%)
  • Snow7 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A938 crashes

Car occupants make up 74% of the people killed or injured on the A938, followed by motorcyclists (9.9%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant105 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (5%)
  • Pedestrian3 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Cyclist1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car110 (74%)
  • Motorcycle12 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.7%)
  • 16 to 2030 (21%)
  • 21 to 2517 (12%)
  • 26 to 3524 (17%)
  • 36 to 4517 (12%)
  • 46 to 5515 (11%)
  • 56 to 6516 (11%)
  • 66 to 7512 (8.5%)
  • Over 755 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider95 (67%)
  • Passenger43 (30%)
  • Pedestrian3 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A938

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A938

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A938 crashes by council area

All 100 collisions on the A938 were in Highland.

Collisions on the A938 in each area, 1980 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHighland100141831

Recent crashes on the A938

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A938, from 29 August 2009 to 25 March 2025.

Severity