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Orkney Islands road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 32 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2003, and 44 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2002 (40), and casualties fell from 63.

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

Collisions in 2003
32
Down 20% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
44
Down 30% on 2002
Fatal collisions
1
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
8
25% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 2003

3.1% of collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2003 were fatal and 25% serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal13.1%
  • Serious825%
  • Slight2372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal12.3%
  • Serious818%
  • Slight3580%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 2003 is highlighted, with 32, down 20% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday4 (13%)
  • Wednesday4 (13%)
  • Thursday3 (9.4%)
  • Friday7 (22%)
  • Saturday8 (25%)
  • Sunday3 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (16%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593 (9.4%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (9.4%)
  • February2 (6.3%)
  • March1 (3.1%)
  • April3 (9.4%)
  • May4 (13%)
  • June2 (6.3%)
  • July1 (3.1%)
  • August6 (19%)
  • September4 (13%)
  • October1 (3.1%)
  • November3 (9.4%)
  • December2 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight20 (63%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (19%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds22 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (3.1%)
  • Other2 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry20 (63%)
  • Wet or damp10 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (6.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph16 (50%)
  • 60 mph16 (50%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway27 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant32 (73%)
  • Pedestrian8 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 151 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2014 (32%)
  • 21 to 256 (14%)
  • 26 to 355 (11%)
  • 36 to 456 (14%)
  • 46 to 555 (11%)
  • 56 to 652 (4.5%)
  • Over 752 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider26 (59%)
  • Passenger10 (23%)
  • Pedestrian8 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car36 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (10%)
  • Motorcycle3 (6.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 2003.

Collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
347th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Orkney Islands in 2003

Kirkwall East, Orkney Islands, KW15 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Orkney Islands in 2003, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 2003

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2003: 10, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA965101503
2ndA9635801
3rdA9643301
4thA9862300
5thA9601100
6thA9611110

Towns in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2003

Kirkwall had 11 collisions in 2003.

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2003

KW15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 2003: 18.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2003, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2003.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years