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Orkney Islands road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 47 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1985, and 69 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 1984 (37), and casualties rose from 62.

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

Collisions in 1985
47
Up 27% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
69
Up 11% on 1984
Fatal collisions
2
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
34% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 1985

4.3% of collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1985 were fatal and 34% serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal24.3%
  • Serious1634%
  • Slight2962%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal34.3%
  • Serious2435%
  • Slight4261%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 47, up 27% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (11%)
  • Tuesday4 (8.5%)
  • Wednesday5 (11%)
  • Thursday7 (15%)
  • Friday9 (19%)
  • Saturday10 (21%)
  • Sunday7 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (11%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (6.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (8.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (6.4%)
  • February5 (11%)
  • March3 (6.4%)
  • April4 (8.5%)
  • May2 (4.3%)
  • June5 (11%)
  • July5 (11%)
  • August8 (17%)
  • September3 (6.4%)
  • October1 (2.1%)
  • November4 (8.5%)
  • December4 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight31 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds31 (66%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (8.5%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (6.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (2.1%)
  • Other6 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry28 (60%)
  • Wet or damp12 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (13%)
  • Snow1 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph16 (34%)
  • 60 mph29 (62%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway45 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant46 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (12%)
  • Cyclist5 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian5 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (5.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2022 (32%)
  • 21 to 256 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3512 (17%)
  • 36 to 456 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 555 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 655 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 754 (5.8%)
  • Over 752 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider41 (59%)
  • Passenger23 (33%)
  • Pedestrian5 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car53 (69%)
  • Motorcycle9 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (2.6%)
  • Minibus1 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 1985

Map of the last crash of 1985 in the Orkney Islands

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 1985.

Collisions
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
348th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 1985

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1985: 13, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA965132015
2ndA9607802
3rdA96171101
4thA9633301
5thA9643911
6thA9862402
7thA9661101
8thA9671100

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 1985

KW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 1985: 2.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1985, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 20 December 1985.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years