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Orkney Islands road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 41 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1979, and 65 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 20 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 1,401 collisions in the Orkney Islands.

Collisions in 1979
41
Casualties in 1979
65
Fatal collisions
1
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
49% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 1979

2.4% of collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1979 were fatal and 49% serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal12.4%
  • Serious2049%
  • Slight2049%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.5%
  • Serious2640%
  • Slight3858%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202589
20241318
20231013
20221117
20211316
2020910
20192428
20181420
20171114
20162528
20151215
20142429
20132330
20121624
20111326
20102738
20092735
20083644
20072737
20064054
20054054
20043447
20033244
20024063
20013345
20002332
19994376
19984156
19973758
19963746
19954256
19943145
19934056
19923644
19913950
19903139
19894461
19882534
19873555
19863852
19854769
19843762
19833751
19824260
19814255
19805175
19794165

When and where crashes happen in the Orkney Islands in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (24%)
  • Tuesday4 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday4 (9.8%)
  • Thursday3 (7.3%)
  • Friday9 (22%)
  • Saturday5 (12%)
  • Sunday6 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (12%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591 (2.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592 (4.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (24%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (2.4%)
  • February2 (4.9%)
  • March8 (20%)
  • April3 (7.3%)
  • May2 (4.9%)
  • June2 (4.9%)
  • July3 (7.3%)
  • August4 (9.8%)
  • September4 (9.8%)
  • October4 (9.8%)
  • November5 (12%)
  • December3 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight22 (54%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds22 (54%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (12%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (9.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.4%)
  • Other4 (9.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry22 (54%)
  • Wet or damp15 (37%)
  • Frost or ice2 (4.9%)
  • Snow2 (4.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph13 (32%)
  • 40 mph1 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph24 (59%)
  • 70 mph2 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway41 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant48 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (12%)
  • Pedestrian6 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 106 (9.2%)
  • 11 to 152 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2029 (45%)
  • 21 to 2512 (18%)
  • 26 to 3511 (17%)
  • 36 to 452 (3.1%)
  • 46 to 551 (1.5%)
  • 66 to 752 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider31 (48%)
  • Passenger28 (43%)
  • Pedestrian6 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car38 (67%)
  • Motorcycle8 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.8%)
  • Minibus1 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 1979

Map of the last 3 crashes of 1979 in the Orkney Islands

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  • 3 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had the fewest road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
1st
lowest of 349 areas
Casualties
1st
lowest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
347th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
348th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 1979

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1979: 9, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96591305
2ndA9633302
3rdA9643402
4thA9602500
5thA9612201
6thA9662511
7thA9862601
8thA9671200

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 1979

KW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 1979: 2.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1979, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 11 December 1979.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years