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Orkney Islands road accidents in 1991: crash statistics

Police recorded 39 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1991, and 50 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious.

Collisions were up 26% on 1990 (31), and casualties rose from 39.

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

Collisions in 1991
39
Up 26% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
50
Up 28% on 1990
Fatal collisions
2
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
8
21% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 1991

5.1% of collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1991 were fatal and 21% serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal25.1%
  • Serious821%
  • Slight2974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal36%
  • Serious1122%
  • Slight3672%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 1991 is highlighted, with 39, up 26% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2 (5.1%)
  • Tuesday3 (7.7%)
  • Wednesday7 (18%)
  • Thursday7 (18%)
  • Friday6 (15%)
  • Saturday3 (7.7%)
  • Sunday11 (28%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (21%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593 (7.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594 (10%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596 (15%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (5.1%)
  • February5 (13%)
  • March4 (10%)
  • May3 (7.7%)
  • June6 (15%)
  • July3 (7.7%)
  • September7 (18%)
  • October1 (2.6%)
  • November3 (7.7%)
  • December5 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Dark, no street lighting17 (44%)
  • Daylight17 (44%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds22 (56%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (7.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.6%)
  • Other5 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry22 (56%)
  • Wet or damp12 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (13%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph10 (26%)
  • 60 mph28 (72%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway38 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant36 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (8%)
  • Cyclist3 (6%)
  • Pedestrian3 (6%)
  • Van occupant3 (6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (4%)
  • 11 to 153 (6%)
  • 16 to 2019 (38%)
  • 21 to 2512 (24%)
  • 26 to 355 (10%)
  • 36 to 452 (4%)
  • 46 to 553 (6%)
  • 56 to 652 (4%)
  • 66 to 751 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider34 (68%)
  • Passenger13 (26%)
  • Pedestrian3 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car49 (79%)
  • Motorcycle4 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 1991.

Collisions
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
348th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 1991

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1991: 11, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA965111512
2ndA9614501
3rdA9663301
4thA9862201
5thA9631100
6thA9641100
7thA9681300
8thB90951310

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1991, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 22 December 1991.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years