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Tain road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 119 road traffic collisions in Tain, Highland, from 1979 to 2025, and 136 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 24 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 14 February 2021.

Collisions since 1979
119
2,596th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
136
1.14 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
24
25 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
14 Feb 2021
Busiest year
2002
6 collisions

Road collision statistics for Tain

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal32.5%
  • Serious2420%
  • Slight9277%

What the data shows

  • Tain had 6 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 77% fewer than the 26 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Tain were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 30 children under 16 were killed or injured in Tain, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Tain.

Where Tain ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,596th
Most casualties
2,773rd
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,570th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (16%)
  • Tuesday12 (10%)
  • Wednesday11 (9.2%)
  • Thursday18 (15%)
  • Friday25 (21%)
  • Saturday19 (16%)
  • Sunday15 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight89 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (92%)
  • 60 mph8 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds96 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian50 (37%)
  • Car occupant45 (33%)
  • Cyclist19 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (13%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Tain road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tain, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Tain peaked at 6 in 2002; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202300
202200
202111
202011
201911
201811
201722
201600
201511
201411
201322
201211
201156
201033
200957
200834
200733
200622
200524
200447
200345
200266
200133
200011
199911
199844
199744
199644
199533
199411
199322
199244
199156
199044
198934
198800
198700
198633
198555
198445
198345
198233
198156
198034
197956

Map of recent crashes in Tain

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Tain

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Tain

The 24 most recent collisions in Tain happened between 28 August 2009 and 14 February 2021.

Severity

Crashes by road in Tain

The B9174 has the most collisions in Tain, 37 of 119 (31%), followed by the A9 (7).

Collisions in Tain on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB9174374206
2ndA971011

Council area for Tain

Tain is in Highland, where police recorded 28,651 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Tain accounts for 0.4% of them.

Postcode district for Tain

All 119 collisions in Tain were in the IV19 postcode district.