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B852 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 41 collisions on the B852 from 1979 to 2025, with 72 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 15 serious, and 1 person was killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B852, up from none in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
41
4,739th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
72
1.76 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
15
20 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B852

On the B852, 2.4% of collisions were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal12.4%
  • Serious1537%
  • Slight2561%

Where the B852 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,739th
Most casualties
4,555th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,304th

B852 accidents by year

Collisions on the B852 peaked at 5 in 1992 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B852, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202311
202200
202122
202012
201900
201800
201700
201616
201511
201411
201300
201211
201124
201022
200900
200811
200715
200626
200500
200411
200311
200200
200100
200000
199900
199812
199722
199600
199500
199411
199322
1992512
199135
199036
198934
198812
198700
198600
198500
198400
198300
198200
198100
198000
197911

When crashes happen on the B852

Monday has the most collisions on the B852 (9), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (10).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (22%)
  • Tuesday4 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday7 (17%)
  • Thursday4 (9.8%)
  • Friday7 (17%)
  • Saturday4 (9.8%)
  • Sunday6 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (4.9%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am2 (4.9%)
  • 9am to noon9 (22%)
  • Noon to 3pm5 (12%)
  • 3pm to 6pm10 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm6 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight7 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (4.9%)
  • February1 (2.4%)
  • March4 (9.8%)
  • April1 (2.4%)
  • May6 (15%)
  • June1 (2.4%)
  • July5 (12%)
  • August5 (12%)
  • September7 (17%)
  • October4 (9.8%)
  • November3 (7.3%)
  • December2 (4.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight30 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B852 crashes

On the B852, 93% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 56% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph2 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph38 (93%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds34 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.4%)
  • Other1 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry23 (56%)
  • Wet or damp18 (44%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway39 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B852 crashes

Car occupants make up 76% of the people killed or injured on the B852, followed by motorcyclists (11%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant55 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (11%)
  • Cyclist4 (5.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.4%)
  • Pedestrian1 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car49 (77%)
  • Motorcycle7 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 151 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2014 (19%)
  • 21 to 2514 (19%)
  • 26 to 3515 (21%)
  • 36 to 4511 (15%)
  • 46 to 557 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 656 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.8%)
  • Over 752 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider39 (54%)
  • Passenger32 (44%)
  • Pedestrian1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B852

Map of the 24 most recent crashes on the B852

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B852 crashes by council area

Of the 41 collisions on the B852, 40 were in Highland.

Collisions on the B852 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHighland4071115

Recent crashes on the B852

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B852, from 6 May 1993 to 14 May 2025.

Severity