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Orkney Islands road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 35 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1987, and 55 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1986 (38), and casualties rose from 52.

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

Collisions in 1987
35
Down 8% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
55
Up 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
3
8.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
51% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 1987

8.6% of collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1987 were fatal and 51% serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal38.6%
  • Serious1851%
  • Slight1440%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal35.5%
  • Serious2444%
  • Slight2851%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 1987 is highlighted, with 35, down 8% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (20%)
  • Tuesday3 (8.6%)
  • Wednesday3 (8.6%)
  • Thursday5 (14%)
  • Friday3 (8.6%)
  • Saturday11 (31%)
  • Sunday3 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (8.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:599 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593 (8.6%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (2.9%)
  • February5 (14%)
  • March3 (8.6%)
  • April1 (2.9%)
  • May5 (14%)
  • June3 (8.6%)
  • July2 (5.7%)
  • August3 (8.6%)
  • October4 (11%)
  • November5 (14%)
  • December3 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight24 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds22 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (2.9%)
  • Other5 (14%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry18 (51%)
  • Wet or damp11 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (11%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph10 (29%)
  • 60 mph24 (69%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway35 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant38 (69%)
  • Pedestrian8 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (7.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist1 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 154 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2020 (36%)
  • 21 to 257 (13%)
  • 26 to 358 (15%)
  • 36 to 452 (3.6%)
  • 46 to 555 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 653 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 751 (1.8%)
  • Over 751 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider29 (53%)
  • Passenger18 (33%)
  • Pedestrian8 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car40 (73%)
  • Motorcycle5 (9.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.8%)
  • Minibus1 (1.8%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 1987

Map of the last crash of 1987 in the Orkney Islands

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 1987.

Collisions
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
348th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 1987

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1987: 10, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA965101605
2ndA96051103
3rdA9634402
4thA9613612
5thA9663500
6thA9641100
7thA9861201

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 1987

KW16 had 1 collision in 1987.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1987, 3 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 12 December 1987.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years