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Orkney Islands road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 33 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2001, and 45 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 10 were serious.

Collisions were up 43% on 2000 (23), and casualties rose from 32.

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

Collisions in 2001
33
Up 43% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
45
Up 41% on 2000
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
10
30% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 2001

None of the collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2001 were fatal and 30% were serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1030%
  • Slight2370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1022%
  • Slight3578%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 2001 is highlighted, with 33, up 43% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1 (3%)
  • Tuesday2 (6.1%)
  • Wednesday8 (24%)
  • Thursday4 (12%)
  • Friday3 (9.1%)
  • Saturday9 (27%)
  • Sunday6 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (12%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591 (3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (15%)
  • February1 (3%)
  • March2 (6.1%)
  • April4 (12%)
  • May4 (12%)
  • June1 (3%)
  • July1 (3%)
  • August3 (9.1%)
  • September4 (12%)
  • October2 (6.1%)
  • November2 (6.1%)
  • December4 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18 (55%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (36%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (9.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds24 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (18%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (6.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry16 (48%)
  • Wet or damp11 (33%)
  • Snow3 (9.1%)
  • Frost or ice2 (6.1%)
  • Mud1 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph11 (33%)
  • 60 mph22 (67%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway31 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (3%)
  • Roundabout1 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant38 (84%)
  • Pedestrian4 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist1 (2.2%)
  • Motorcyclist1 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 101 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 152 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2012 (27%)
  • 21 to 254 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 357 (16%)
  • 36 to 455 (11%)
  • 46 to 554 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 652 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 755 (11%)
  • Over 752 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider28 (62%)
  • Passenger13 (29%)
  • Pedestrian4 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car40 (85%)
  • Bus or coach2 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (2.1%)
  • Motorcycle1 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 1 busiest accident hotspot in the Orkney Islands

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 2001.

Collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 3 other areas
Serious collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Orkney Islands in 2001

Kirkwall East, Orkney Islands, KW15 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Orkney Islands in 2001, with 3 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 2001

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2001: 7, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96571001
2ndA9615901
3rdA9603401
4thA9632200
5thA9862300
6thA9641301

Towns in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2001

Kirkwall had 5 collisions in 2001.

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2001

KW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 2001: 14.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2001, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2001.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years