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Orkney Islands road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 37 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1996, and 46 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1995 (42), and casualties fell from 56.

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

Collisions in 1996
37
Down 12% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
46
Down 18% on 1995
Fatal collisions
2
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
6
16% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 1996

5.4% of collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal25.4%
  • Serious616%
  • Slight2978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal24.3%
  • Serious817%
  • Slight3678%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 1996 is highlighted, with 37, down 12% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4 (11%)
  • Tuesday3 (8.1%)
  • Wednesday7 (19%)
  • Thursday5 (14%)
  • Friday8 (22%)
  • Saturday5 (14%)
  • Sunday5 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (14%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593 (8.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593 (8.1%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5913 (35%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (2.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (2.7%)
  • March8 (22%)
  • April4 (11%)
  • May3 (8.1%)
  • June5 (14%)
  • July3 (8.1%)
  • August4 (11%)
  • September2 (5.4%)
  • October2 (5.4%)
  • November2 (5.4%)
  • December3 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight28 (76%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (5.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds31 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.7%)
  • Other1 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry27 (73%)
  • Wet or damp8 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2.7%)
  • Snow1 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph12 (32%)
  • 60 mph25 (68%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway37 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant30 (65%)
  • Pedestrian6 (13%)
  • Cyclist4 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (4.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 209 (20%)
  • 21 to 2510 (22%)
  • 26 to 355 (11%)
  • 36 to 457 (15%)
  • 46 to 553 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 652 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 751 (2.2%)
  • Over 751 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider30 (65%)
  • Passenger10 (22%)
  • Pedestrian6 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car38 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle4 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (7.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 1996

Map of the last 3 crashes of 1996 in the Orkney Islands

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

  • 3 crashes
  • Slight

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 1996.

Collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 1996

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1996: 6, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9656610
2ndA9605810
3rdA9615901
4thA9632201
5thA9662301
6thA9641100

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 1996

KW17 had 4 collisions in 1996.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1996, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 19 December 1996.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years