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Orkney Islands road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 42 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1982, and 60 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1981, and casualties rose from 55.

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

Collisions in 1982
42
Level with 1981
Casualties in 1982
60
Up 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
2
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
52% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 1982

4.8% of collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1982 were fatal and 52% serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal24.8%
  • Serious2252%
  • Slight1843%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal23.3%
  • Serious3050%
  • Slight2847%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 1982 is highlighted, with 42, level with 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (7.1%)
  • Tuesday5 (12%)
  • Wednesday7 (17%)
  • Thursday4 (9.5%)
  • Friday8 (19%)
  • Saturday6 (14%)
  • Sunday9 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (19%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:590 (0%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591 (2.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (4.8%)
  • February3 (7.1%)
  • March1 (2.4%)
  • April4 (9.5%)
  • May2 (4.8%)
  • June7 (17%)
  • July6 (14%)
  • August4 (9.5%)
  • September4 (9.5%)
  • October2 (4.8%)
  • November3 (7.1%)
  • December4 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight26 (62%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (7.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds27 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (4.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (4.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (2.4%)
  • Other2 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry27 (64%)
  • Wet or damp13 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (4.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph11 (26%)
  • 40 mph1 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph29 (69%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway39 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant29 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (27%)
  • Pedestrian11 (18%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist1 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 151 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2022 (37%)
  • 21 to 2511 (18%)
  • 26 to 356 (10%)
  • 36 to 454 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 551 (1.7%)
  • 56 to 653 (5%)
  • 66 to 752 (3.3%)
  • Over 754 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider31 (52%)
  • Passenger18 (30%)
  • Pedestrian11 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car38 (60%)
  • Motorcycle16 (25%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.6%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 1982

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1982 in the Orkney Islands

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  • 2 crashes
  • Slight

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had the fewest road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
1st
lowest of 349 areas
Casualties
1st
lowest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
348th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 1982

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1982: 7, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96571105
2ndA9605602
3rdA9614612
4thA9634401
5thA9644713
6thA9671101
7thA9861100

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 1982

KW16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 1982: 5.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1982, none were fatal and 15 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1982.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years