Fort William road traffic accidents
Fort William recorded 125 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2024, involving 145 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 19 were serious.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 19
- Casualties
- 145
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 19
- Casualties
- 145
Collisions by Year
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Roads in Fort William
Postcode districts in Fort William
Accidents in Fort William
Road collision statistics for Fort William
Collisions recorded
125
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
145
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
19
17.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Fort William
Collisions in Fort William are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19.2% of the total), with 21.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
75.2% of recorded collisions in Fort William happen on a single carriageway. Around 27.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Fort William have produced 145 casualties. Pedestrians account for 30.3% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 10 collisions, Monday 18 collisions, Tuesday 15 collisions, Wednesday 22 collisions, Thursday 23 collisions, Friday 24 collisions, Saturday 13 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 98 collisions, Darkness 27 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 94 collisions, Dual carriageway 17 collisions, Roundabout 8 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, Other 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 80 collisions, 40 mph 39 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 4 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 91 collisions, Raining no high winds 25 collisions, Raining + high winds 5 collisions, Snowing no high winds 2 collisions, Snowing + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 76 casualties, Passenger 25 casualties, Pedestrian 44 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Fort William
How many road accidents have there been in Fort William?
125 collisions have been recorded in Fort William in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2024, involving 145 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Fort William were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 19 were serious — 17.6% of all recorded collisions in Fort William resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Fort William?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Fort William, accounting for 19.2% of them, and 21.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Fort William happen on?
75.2% of collisions in Fort William are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Fort William?
Pedestrians make up 30.3% of the 145 casualties recorded in Fort William.
Where does the road accident data for Fort William come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Fort William cover 1999 to 2024.