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Orkney Islands road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 31 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1994, and 45 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 1993 (40), and casualties fell from 56.

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

Collisions in 1994
31
Down 23% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
45
Down 20% on 1993
Fatal collisions
2
6.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
48% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 1994

6.5% of collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1994 were fatal and 48% serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal26.5%
  • Serious1548%
  • Slight1445%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal24.4%
  • Serious1738%
  • Slight2658%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 1994 is highlighted, with 31, down 23% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (16%)
  • Tuesday4 (13%)
  • Wednesday4 (13%)
  • Thursday4 (13%)
  • Friday5 (16%)
  • Saturday6 (19%)
  • Sunday3 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

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

Collisions by month

  • January2 (6.5%)
  • February5 (16%)
  • March2 (6.5%)
  • April1 (3.2%)
  • May2 (6.5%)
  • June2 (6.5%)
  • July2 (6.5%)
  • August5 (16%)
  • September1 (3.2%)
  • October3 (9.7%)
  • November3 (9.7%)
  • December3 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight23 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds21 (68%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (9.7%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (3.2%)
  • Other2 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry20 (65%)
  • Wet or damp10 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph11 (35%)
  • 60 mph20 (65%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway31 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant26 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (16%)
  • Pedestrian6 (13%)
  • Cyclist4 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (6.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 154 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2014 (31%)
  • 21 to 254 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 354 (8.9%)
  • 36 to 456 (13%)
  • 46 to 552 (4.4%)
  • 56 to 652 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 752 (4.4%)
  • Over 752 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider26 (58%)
  • Passenger13 (29%)
  • Pedestrian6 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car31 (69%)
  • Motorcycle5 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 1994

Map of the last crash of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 1994.

Collisions
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
348th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 1994

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1994: 6, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9656802
2ndA9613501
3rdA9601100
4thA9631100
5thA9641101
6thA9661101
7thA9861110
8thB90061410

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 1994

KW16 and KW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 1994, with 1 each.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1994, 2 were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 21 December 1994.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years