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Orkney Islands road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 41 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1998, and 56 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1997 (37), and casualties fell from 58.

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

Collisions in 1998
41
Up 11% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
56
Down 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
7.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
27% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 1998

7.3% of collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1998 were fatal and 27% serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal37.3%
  • Serious1127%
  • Slight2766%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal35.4%
  • Serious1425%
  • Slight3970%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 41, up 11% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (15%)
  • Tuesday5 (12%)
  • Wednesday7 (17%)
  • Thursday4 (9.8%)
  • Friday8 (20%)
  • Saturday6 (15%)
  • Sunday5 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (9.8%)
  • February5 (12%)
  • March4 (9.8%)
  • April4 (9.8%)
  • May1 (2.4%)
  • June1 (2.4%)
  • August6 (15%)
  • September3 (7.3%)
  • November7 (17%)
  • December6 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight27 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (9.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (7.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds21 (51%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (9.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.4%)
  • Other5 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry17 (41%)
  • Wet or damp17 (41%)
  • Frost or ice4 (9.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (7.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph14 (34%)
  • 60 mph27 (66%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway41 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant29 (52%)
  • Pedestrian11 (20%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist4 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (3.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 154 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2015 (27%)
  • 21 to 256 (11%)
  • 26 to 357 (13%)
  • 36 to 457 (13%)
  • 46 to 553 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 653 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 757 (13%)
  • Over 753 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider29 (52%)
  • Passenger16 (29%)
  • Pedestrian11 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car38 (69%)
  • Motorcycle5 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (3.6%)
  • Minibus1 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 1998

Map of the last 5 crashes of 1998 in the Orkney Islands

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

  • 5 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 349 of them in 1998.

Collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 1998

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1998: 10, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA965101224
2ndA9618911
3rdA9604600
4thA9633302
5thA9642300
6thA9661101
7thA9861201

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 1998

KW17 had 19 collisions in 1998.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1998, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1998.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years