The A9: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 268 people were killed or seriously injured in 202 collisions on the A9, making it the 42th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
202
serious or fatal collisions
268
people killed or seriously injured
34
collisions that took a life
#42
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A9 carries 406 recorded injury collisions over the period, 202 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Highland, Perth and Kinross, Stirling, with 1 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 17% against 7% across the numbered network, which usually points to higher speeds. Most collisions were recorded on 60 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2024 with 46 serious collisions, and the count is up 45% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A9
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Highland104 KSI
- Perth and Kinross59 KSI
- Stirling27 KSI
- Falkirk12 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A9
2025: 42 (down 8.7% on the year before) · peak 46 in 2024 · +44.8% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A9
How many accidents happen on the A9?
Police recorded 406 injury collisions on the A9 over 2021–2025, of which 202 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 268 people killed or seriously injured, including 34 fatal collisions.
Is the A9 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 42 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 37 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A9 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Highland, Perth and Kinross, Stirling. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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