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B865 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 103 collisions on the B865 from 1984 to 2024, with 135 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 28 serious, and 1 person was killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B865 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1984
103
4,007th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
135
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
28
29 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Crash severity on the B865

On the B865, 1% of collisions were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1984 to 2024

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2827%
  • Slight7472%

Where the B865 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,007th
Most casualties
4,035th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
3,697th

B865 accidents by year

Collisions on the B865 peaked at 7 in 2013; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B865, 1984 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202412
202311
202200
202100
202000
201933
201822
201733
201600
201522
201422
2013711
201222
201122
201024
200936
200856
200755
200634
200556
200435
200368
200222
200146
200046
199923
199824
199711
199611
1995610
199411
199311
199212
199144
199057
198922
198834
198733
198611
198511
198422

When crashes happen on the B865

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B865 (21), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (23).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (8.7%)
  • Tuesday16 (16%)
  • Wednesday21 (20%)
  • Thursday14 (14%)
  • Friday18 (17%)
  • Saturday15 (15%)
  • Sunday10 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am5 (4.9%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1%)
  • 6am to 9am12 (12%)
  • 9am to noon12 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm23 (22%)
  • 3pm to 6pm22 (21%)
  • 6pm to 9pm18 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight10 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.8%)
  • February5 (4.9%)
  • March6 (5.8%)
  • April4 (3.9%)
  • May8 (7.8%)
  • June8 (7.8%)
  • July8 (7.8%)
  • August13 (13%)
  • September13 (13%)
  • October11 (11%)
  • November7 (6.8%)
  • December13 (13%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight73 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B865 crashes

On the B865, 62% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 57% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph64 (62%)
  • 40 mph33 (32%)
  • 60 mph5 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds73 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Other7 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry59 (57%)
  • Wet or damp41 (40%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway64 (62%)
  • Single carriageway24 (23%)
  • Roundabout12 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B865 crashes

Car occupants make up 51% of the people killed or injured on the B865, followed by pedestrians (21%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant69 (51%)
  • Pedestrian28 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (12%)
  • Cyclist12 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car121 (71%)
  • Motorcycle16 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (3%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2028 (21%)
  • 21 to 2517 (13%)
  • 26 to 3523 (17%)
  • 36 to 4512 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5519 (14%)
  • 56 to 6517 (13%)
  • 66 to 757 (5.2%)
  • Over 753 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider77 (57%)
  • Passenger30 (22%)
  • Pedestrian28 (21%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B865

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B865

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B865 crashes by council area

Of the 103 collisions on the B865, 100 were in Highland.

Collisions on the B865 in each area, 1984 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHighland100132127

B865 crashes by town

Of the 103 collisions on the B865, 86 were in the built-up area of Inverness.

Recent crashes on the B865

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B865, from 9 February 2011 to 29 June 2024.

Severity