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Wick (Highland) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in Wick, Highland, from 1979 to 2025, and 420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 88 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
341
1,443rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
420
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
88
95 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Wick

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious8826%
  • Slight25073%

What the data shows

  • Wick had 19 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 64% fewer than the 53 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Wick were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Wick are between noon and 3pm, with 25% of collisions.
  • 109 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wick, 26% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Wick ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,443rd
Most casualties
1,480th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,231st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (16%)
  • Tuesday36 (11%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday71 (21%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday28 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph318 (93%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph15 (4.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant166 (40%)
  • Pedestrian139 (33%)
  • Cyclist56 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wick road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wick, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wick peaked at 17 in 1997; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202323
202211
202124
202022
201945
201834
201722
201622
201578
201433
201323
201267
2011711
201069
200967
200859
200755
200668
200599
20041012
200399
20021213
200166
200055
19991012
199889
19971720
199679
19951010
19941118
19931216
19921112
19911320
1990912
19891217
19881011
19871314
198688
198555
1984912
19831212
19821112
19811622
1980713
197978

Map of recent crashes in Wick

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wick

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wick

The 24 most recent collisions in Wick happened between 29 May 2015 and 19 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wick

The A9 has the most collisions in Wick, 62 of 341 (18%), followed by the A99 (52).

Collisions in Wick on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96282021
2ndA995261013
3rdA88271102

Council area for Wick

Wick is in Highland, where police recorded 28,651 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Wick accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Wick

All 341 collisions in Wick were in the KW1 postcode district.