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A99 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 collisions on the A99 from 1980 to 2025, with 395 casualties. Of those crashes, 20 were fatal and 72 serious, and 20 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the A99, level with 2024, with 5 casualties.

Collisions since 1980
267
2,875th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
395
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
20
20 people killed
Serious collisions
72
102 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
Up 25% on 2024

Crash severity on the A99

On the A99, 7.5% of collisions were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal207.5%
  • Serious7227%
  • Slight17566%

Where the A99 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,875th
Most casualties
2,747th
Most fatal collisions
983rd
Most serious collisions
2,439th

A99 accidents by year

Collisions on the A99 peaked at 19 in 2003 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A99, 1980 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202535
202434
202367
202211
202159
2020718
201966
201889
201757
201667
201578
2014815
201327
20121117
2011816
2010713
2009914
20081114
20071318
20061419
2005910
20041826
20031925
20021725
20011119
2000810
19991216
19981118
19971220
199656
199512
199400
199300
199200
199100
199000
198911
198811
198700
198600
198500
198411
198300
198200
198100
198011

When crashes happen on the A99

Friday has the most collisions on the A99 (51), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (72).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (10%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday35 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (18%)
  • Friday51 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am15 (5.6%)
  • 3am to 6am10 (3.7%)
  • 6am to 9am23 (8.6%)
  • 9am to noon44 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm43 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm72 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm39 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight21 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.2%)
  • February22 (8.2%)
  • March13 (4.9%)
  • April16 (6%)
  • May19 (7.1%)
  • June22 (8.2%)
  • July28 (10%)
  • August28 (10%)
  • September28 (10%)
  • October17 (6.4%)
  • November21 (7.9%)
  • December31 (12%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight196 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A99 crashes

On the A99, 77% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 57% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph55 (21%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph205 (77%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (4.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.4%)
  • Other39 (15%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (57%)
  • Wet or damp75 (28%)
  • Frost or ice19 (7.1%)
  • Snow15 (5.6%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A99 crashes

Car occupants make up 67% of the people killed or injured on the A99, followed by motorcyclists (12%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (12%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist12 (3%)
  • Van occupant12 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car294 (72%)
  • Motorcycle43 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2065 (16%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (11%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.1%)
  • Over 7518 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (61%)
  • Passenger115 (29%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A99

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A99

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A99 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A99 were recorded in 2 council areas. Highland has the most, with 262, followed by Stirling (4).

Collisions on the A99 in each area, 1980 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHighland2623892069
2ndStirling4402

A99 crashes by town

Of the 267 collisions on the A99, 52 were in the built-up area of Wick, Highland.

Recent crashes on the A99

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A99, from 18 January 2020 to 19 November 2025.

Severity