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Orkney Islands road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 37 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1983, and 51 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1982 (42), and casualties fell from 60.

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

Collisions in 1983
37
Down 12% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
51
Down 15% on 1982
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
54% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 1983

None of the collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1983 were fatal and 54% were serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2054%
  • Slight1746%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2549%
  • Slight2651%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 1983 is highlighted, with 37, down 12% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (8.1%)
  • Tuesday4 (11%)
  • Wednesday1 (2.7%)
  • Thursday3 (8.1%)
  • Friday5 (14%)
  • Saturday12 (32%)
  • Sunday9 (24%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (14%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:590 (0%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (8.1%)
  • February1 (2.7%)
  • March2 (5.4%)
  • April2 (5.4%)
  • May6 (16%)
  • June4 (11%)
  • July6 (16%)
  • August2 (5.4%)
  • September1 (2.7%)
  • October1 (2.7%)
  • November3 (8.1%)
  • December6 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight21 (57%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (35%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (8.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds21 (57%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (19%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (11%)
  • Fog or mist1 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.7%)
  • Other1 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry23 (62%)
  • Wet or damp11 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (8.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph11 (30%)
  • 60 mph25 (68%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway36 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant37 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (12%)
  • Pedestrian4 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist3 (5.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 156 (12%)
  • 16 to 2010 (20%)
  • 21 to 259 (18%)
  • 26 to 358 (16%)
  • 36 to 456 (12%)
  • 46 to 555 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 654 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 751 (2%)
  • Over 752 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider31 (61%)
  • Passenger16 (31%)
  • Pedestrian4 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car38 (69%)
  • Motorcycle6 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (7.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (5.5%)
  • Minibus1 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 1983

Map of the last 3 crashes of 1983 in the Orkney Islands

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  • 3 crashes
  • Slight

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 1983.

Collisions
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 1 other area
Serious collisions
348th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 1983

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1983: 9, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96591406
2ndA9605803
3rdA9612300
4thA9632302
5thA9642302
6thA9661100
7thA9861101
8thB9651100

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 1983

KW16 had 4 collisions in 1983.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1983, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years