Inverness road traffic accidents
Inverness recorded 1,084 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,265 casualties. Of these collisions, 16 were fatal and 195 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 11% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 16
- Serious
- 195
- Casualties
- 1,265
- Fatal
- 16
- Serious
- 195
- Casualties
- 1,265
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Inverness
Roads in Inverness
Postcode districts in Inverness
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Inverness
Road collision statistics for Inverness
Collisions recorded
1,084
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,265
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
16
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
195
19.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Inverness
Collisions in Inverness are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.2% of the total), with 28.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
66.5% of recorded collisions in Inverness happen on a single carriageway. Around 22.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Inverness have produced 1,265 casualties. Pedestrians account for 30.1% 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 112 collisions, Monday 148 collisions, Tuesday 172 collisions, Wednesday 167 collisions, Thursday 163 collisions, Friday 176 collisions, Saturday 146 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 776 collisions, Darkness 308 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 721 collisions, Dual carriageway 170 collisions, Roundabout 84 collisions, One way street 38 collisions, Unknown 34 collisions, One way street/Slip road 23 collisions, Slip road 14 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 10 mph 2 collisions, 20 mph 68 collisions, 30 mph 896 collisions, 40 mph 72 collisions, 50 mph 6 collisions, 60 mph 19 collisions, 70 mph 21 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 838 collisions, Raining no high winds 145 collisions, Other 32 collisions, Unknown 24 collisions, Snowing no high winds 15 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 698 casualties, Passenger 186 casualties, Pedestrian 381 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 4 of 1,084 accidents
Accident 199991NN02442
SlightAccident 199991NN01799
SlightAccident 199991NN01797
SeriousAccident 199991NN01247
SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Inverness
How many road accidents have there been in Inverness?
1,084 collisions have been recorded in Inverness in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,265 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Inverness were serious or fatal?
16 were fatal and 195 were serious — 19.5% of all recorded collisions in Inverness resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Inverness?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Inverness, accounting for 16.2% of them, and 28.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Inverness happen on?
66.5% of collisions in Inverness are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Inverness?
Pedestrians make up 30.1% of the 1,265 casualties recorded in Inverness.
Is road safety in Inverness getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Inverness fell 11% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Inverness 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 Inverness cover 1999 to 2025.