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Orkney Islands road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 43 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1999, and 76 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1998 (41), and casualties rose from 56.

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

Collisions in 1999
43
Up 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
76
Up 36% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
12% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
40% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 1999

12% of collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1999 were fatal and 40% serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal512%
  • Serious1740%
  • Slight2149%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal56.6%
  • Serious2736%
  • Slight4458%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 1999 is highlighted, with 43, up 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (16%)
  • Tuesday2 (4.7%)
  • Wednesday4 (9.3%)
  • Thursday3 (7%)
  • Friday13 (30%)
  • Saturday5 (12%)
  • Sunday9 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (16%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (4.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593 (7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594 (9.3%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (7%)
  • February2 (4.7%)
  • March3 (7%)
  • May2 (4.7%)
  • June5 (12%)
  • July3 (7%)
  • August8 (19%)
  • September7 (16%)
  • October3 (7%)
  • November3 (7%)
  • December4 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight23 (53%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds33 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (4.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.3%)
  • Other4 (9.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry24 (56%)
  • Wet or damp14 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (9.3%)
  • Snow1 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph14 (33%)
  • 40 mph1 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph28 (65%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway40 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant57 (75%)
  • Cyclist6 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian5 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (2.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 158 (11%)
  • 16 to 2021 (28%)
  • 21 to 2513 (17%)
  • 26 to 3511 (14%)
  • 36 to 458 (11%)
  • 46 to 553 (3.9%)
  • 56 to 654 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.6%)
  • Over 752 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider40 (53%)
  • Passenger31 (41%)
  • Pedestrian5 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car49 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle2 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in the Orkney Islands

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 349 of them in 1999.

Collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 1999

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 1999: 12, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA965122026
2ndA9614603
3rdA9634601
4thA9603610
5thA9662401
6thA91200
7thA9671100
8thA9861500

Towns in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 1999

Kirkwall had 12 collisions in 1999.

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 1999

KW15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 1999: 25.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 1999, 2 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 17 December 1999.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years