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Orkney Islands road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 51 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1980, and 75 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 1979 (41), and casualties rose from 65.

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

Collisions in 1980
51
Up 24% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
75
Up 15% on 1979
Fatal collisions
2
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
49% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 1980

3.9% of collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1980 were fatal and 49% serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal23.9%
  • Serious2549%
  • Slight2447%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal22.7%
  • Serious3445%
  • Slight3952%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 1980 is highlighted, with 51, up 24% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (20%)
  • Tuesday4 (7.8%)
  • Wednesday5 (9.8%)
  • Thursday8 (16%)
  • Friday8 (16%)
  • Saturday10 (20%)
  • Sunday6 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (7.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (5.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592 (3.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:599 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595 (9.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (24%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (3.9%)
  • March2 (3.9%)
  • April5 (9.8%)
  • May4 (7.8%)
  • June4 (7.8%)
  • July6 (12%)
  • August7 (14%)
  • September1 (2%)
  • October10 (20%)
  • November7 (14%)
  • December3 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight31 (61%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds31 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (7.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry27 (53%)
  • Wet or damp19 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (5.9%)
  • Snow2 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (2%)
  • 30 mph25 (49%)
  • 60 mph24 (47%)
  • 70 mph1 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway51 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant46 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (19%)
  • Pedestrian5 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist4 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (12%)
  • 16 to 2029 (39%)
  • 21 to 259 (12%)
  • 26 to 3510 (13%)
  • 36 to 453 (4%)
  • 46 to 557 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 654 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 753 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider41 (55%)
  • Passenger29 (39%)
  • Pedestrian5 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car55 (66%)
  • Motorcycle12 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 1980

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1980 in the Orkney Islands

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  • 2 crashes
  • Slight

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 1980.

Collisions
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
348th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 1980

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1980: 11, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA965112208
2ndA9615811
3rdA9604401
4thA9634604
5thA9643301
6thA9661100
7thA9861101

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 1980

KW17 had 4 collisions in 1980.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1980, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 21 December 1980.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years