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Orkney Islands road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 38 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1986, and 52 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1985 (47), and casualties fell from 69.

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

Collisions in 1986
38
Down 19% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
52
Down 25% on 1985
Fatal collisions
6
16% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
42% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 1986

16% of collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1986 were fatal and 42% serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal616%
  • Serious1642%
  • Slight1642%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal815%
  • Serious2038%
  • Slight2446%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 1986 is highlighted, with 38, down 19% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (21%)
  • Tuesday5 (13%)
  • Wednesday1 (2.6%)
  • Thursday5 (13%)
  • Friday4 (11%)
  • Saturday9 (24%)
  • Sunday6 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (16%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591 (2.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593 (7.9%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5912 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (7.9%)
  • February4 (11%)
  • March4 (11%)
  • April1 (2.6%)
  • May6 (16%)
  • June1 (2.6%)
  • July5 (13%)
  • August5 (13%)
  • September1 (2.6%)
  • October1 (2.6%)
  • November4 (11%)
  • December3 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight21 (55%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds25 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.6%)
  • Other3 (7.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry21 (55%)
  • Wet or damp13 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (11%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph15 (39%)
  • 60 mph23 (61%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway38 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant32 (62%)
  • Pedestrian10 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist2 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (13%)
  • 16 to 2021 (40%)
  • 21 to 257 (13%)
  • 26 to 356 (12%)
  • 36 to 452 (3.8%)
  • 46 to 552 (3.8%)
  • 56 to 651 (1.9%)
  • 66 to 752 (3.8%)
  • Over 751 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider27 (52%)
  • Passenger15 (29%)
  • Pedestrian10 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car38 (78%)
  • Motorcycle4 (8.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in the Orkney Islands

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 1 crash
  • Serious

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 1986.

Collisions
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
348th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 1986

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1986: 7, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96571323
2ndA9613312
3rdA9672202
4thA9862410
5thA9631100
6thA9641100
7thA9661201

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 1986

KW16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 1986: 2.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1986, 3 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 21 December 1986.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years