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Orkney Islands road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 31 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1990, and 39 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were down 30% on 1989 (44), and casualties fell from 61.

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

Collisions in 1990
31
Down 30% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
39
Down 36% on 1989
Fatal collisions
2
6.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
35% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 1990

6.5% of collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1990 were fatal and 35% serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal26.5%
  • Serious1135%
  • Slight1858%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal25.1%
  • Serious1128%
  • Slight2667%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 1990 is highlighted, with 31, down 30% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday4 (13%)
  • Wednesday4 (13%)
  • Thursday1 (3.2%)
  • Friday8 (26%)
  • Saturday7 (23%)
  • Sunday4 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (16%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591 (3.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592 (6.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592 (6.5%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (3.2%)
  • February3 (9.7%)
  • March1 (3.2%)
  • April4 (13%)
  • May3 (9.7%)
  • June1 (3.2%)
  • July4 (13%)
  • August5 (16%)
  • September2 (6.5%)
  • October2 (6.5%)
  • November3 (9.7%)
  • December2 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight20 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (6.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds22 (71%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (6.5%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (6.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (6.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry22 (71%)
  • Wet or damp6 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (6.5%)
  • Snow1 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (6.5%)
  • 30 mph10 (32%)
  • 40 mph1 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph18 (58%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway30 (97%)
  • Not recorded1 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant23 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (15%)
  • Pedestrian3 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist2 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (2.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 101 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 152 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2012 (31%)
  • 21 to 257 (18%)
  • 26 to 354 (10%)
  • 36 to 454 (10%)
  • 46 to 552 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 651 (2.6%)
  • 66 to 751 (2.6%)
  • Over 753 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider22 (56%)
  • Passenger14 (36%)
  • Pedestrian3 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car29 (63%)
  • Motorcycle6 (13%)
  • Other vehicle4 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 1990

Map of the last crash of 1990 in the Orkney Islands

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 1990.

Collisions
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
349th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 1990

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1990: 10, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA965101413
2ndA9604700
3rdA9612201
4thA9862201
5thA9631101
6thA9661200
7thA9671101

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 1990

KW17 had 3 collisions in 1990.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1990, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1990.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years