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Orkney Islands road accidents in 1984: crash statistics

Police recorded 37 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1984, and 62 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1983, and casualties rose from 51.

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

Collisions in 1984
37
Level with 1983
Casualties in 1984
62
Up 22% on 1983
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
38% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 1984

None of the collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1984 were fatal and 38% were serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1438%
  • Slight2362%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1829%
  • Slight4471%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 1984 is highlighted, with 37, level with 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (19%)
  • Tuesday5 (14%)
  • Wednesday4 (11%)
  • Thursday4 (11%)
  • Friday7 (19%)
  • Saturday7 (19%)
  • Sunday3 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (8.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592 (5.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (22%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (5.4%)
  • February1 (2.7%)
  • March6 (16%)
  • April3 (8.1%)
  • May2 (5.4%)
  • June7 (19%)
  • July3 (8.1%)
  • August8 (22%)
  • September2 (5.4%)
  • October3 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight26 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds23 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (8.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry21 (57%)
  • Wet or damp15 (41%)
  • Snow1 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph16 (43%)
  • 60 mph20 (54%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway36 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant44 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (15%)
  • Pedestrian7 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 154 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2034 (55%)
  • 21 to 254 (6.5%)
  • 26 to 357 (11%)
  • 36 to 453 (4.8%)
  • 46 to 553 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 655 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 751 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider31 (50%)
  • Passenger24 (39%)
  • Pedestrian7 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car43 (72%)
  • Motorcycle11 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 1984.

Collisions
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 2 other areas
Serious collisions
348th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 1984

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1984: 12, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA965122104
2ndA96071003
3rdA9633300
4thA9612602
5thA9862301

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 1984

KW16 had 1 collision in 1984.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1984, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 October 1984.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years