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Orkney Islands road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 23 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2000, and 32 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 5 were serious.

Collisions were down 47% on 1999 (43), and casualties fell from 76.

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

Collisions in 2000
23
Down 47% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
32
Down 58% on 1999
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
5
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 2000

None of the collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2000 were fatal and 22% were serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious522%
  • Slight1878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious722%
  • Slight2578%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 2000 is highlighted, with 23, down 47% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (13%)
  • Tuesday1 (4.3%)
  • Wednesday7 (30%)
  • Thursday3 (13%)
  • Friday1 (4.3%)
  • Saturday4 (17%)
  • Sunday4 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (8.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591 (4.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (26%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (4.3%)
  • February1 (4.3%)
  • April2 (8.7%)
  • May6 (26%)
  • July2 (8.7%)
  • August2 (8.7%)
  • September1 (4.3%)
  • October3 (13%)
  • November4 (17%)
  • December1 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight15 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds19 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry15 (65%)
  • Wet or damp5 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (4.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (4.3%)
  • Snow1 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph6 (26%)
  • 40 mph1 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph16 (70%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway21 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (8.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant20 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian3 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist2 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (6.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (3.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 204 (13%)
  • 21 to 257 (22%)
  • 26 to 3512 (38%)
  • 36 to 454 (13%)
  • 46 to 553 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 651 (3.1%)
  • 66 to 751 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider20 (63%)
  • Passenger9 (28%)
  • Pedestrian3 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car24 (69%)
  • Motorcycle3 (8.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (2.9%)
  • Minibus1 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 2000

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2000 in the Orkney Islands

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 349 of them in 2000.

Collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 7 other areas
Serious collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 2000

The A964 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2000: 3, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9643601
2ndA9602200
3rdA9612400
4thA9652200
5thA9662300
6thA9671100
7thA9861100

Towns in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2000

Kirkwall had 3 collisions in 2000.

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2000

KW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 2000: 11.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2000

Of the 23 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2000, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2000.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years