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Orkney Islands road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 40 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1993, and 56 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1992 (36), and casualties rose from 44.

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

Collisions in 1993
40
Up 11% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
56
Up 27% on 1992
Fatal collisions
3
7.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
43% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 1993

7.5% of collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1993 were fatal and 43% serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal37.5%
  • Serious1743%
  • Slight2050%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal47.1%
  • Serious2036%
  • Slight3257%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 1993 is highlighted, with 40, up 11% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2 (5%)
  • Tuesday7 (18%)
  • Wednesday4 (10%)
  • Thursday5 (13%)
  • Friday10 (25%)
  • Saturday6 (15%)
  • Sunday6 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (10%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591 (2.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592 (5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594 (10%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5916 (40%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (7.5%)
  • February1 (2.5%)
  • March3 (7.5%)
  • April2 (5%)
  • May4 (10%)
  • June8 (20%)
  • July6 (15%)
  • August3 (7.5%)
  • September4 (10%)
  • October2 (5%)
  • November4 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight33 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds30 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (10%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (2.5%)
  • Other3 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry28 (70%)
  • Wet or damp9 (23%)
  • Snow2 (5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph14 (35%)
  • 60 mph25 (63%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway39 (98%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant37 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (13%)
  • Cyclist6 (11%)
  • Pedestrian5 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 153 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2016 (29%)
  • 21 to 259 (16%)
  • 26 to 354 (7.1%)
  • 36 to 458 (14%)
  • 46 to 555 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 652 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 753 (5.4%)
  • Over 751 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider33 (59%)
  • Passenger18 (32%)
  • Pedestrian5 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car45 (71%)
  • Motorcycle7 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 1993

Map of the last crash of 1993 in the Orkney Islands

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

  • 1 crash
  • Slight

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had the fewest road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
1st
lowest of 349 areas
Casualties
1st
lowest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
345th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 1993

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1993: 9, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96591223
2ndA9615900
3rdA9603301
4thA9642201
5thA9862300
6thA9631101
7thA9661101

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 1993

KW16 and KW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 1993, with 1 each.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1993, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 26 November 1993.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years