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Orkney Islands road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 34 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2004, and 47 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 9 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2003 (32), and casualties rose from 44.

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

Collisions in 2004
34
Up 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
47
Up 7% on 2003
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
9
26% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 2004

None of the collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2004 were fatal and 26% were serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious926%
  • Slight2574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious919%
  • Slight3881%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 34, up 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (15%)
  • Tuesday3 (8.8%)
  • Wednesday5 (15%)
  • Thursday8 (24%)
  • Friday5 (15%)
  • Saturday8 (24%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592 (5.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593 (8.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (24%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (5.9%)
  • March4 (12%)
  • April2 (5.9%)
  • May3 (8.8%)
  • June3 (8.8%)
  • July3 (8.8%)
  • August2 (5.9%)
  • September3 (8.8%)
  • October5 (15%)
  • November2 (5.9%)
  • December5 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight22 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (8.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds19 (56%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (5.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (5.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (5.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (2.9%)
  • Other3 (8.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry19 (56%)
  • Wet or damp11 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (5.9%)
  • Snow2 (5.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (5.9%)
  • 30 mph8 (24%)
  • 60 mph24 (71%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway33 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant32 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (13%)
  • Pedestrian5 (11%)
  • Cyclist3 (6.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 101 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 154 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2010 (21%)
  • 21 to 256 (13%)
  • 26 to 356 (13%)
  • 36 to 4513 (28%)
  • 46 to 551 (2.1%)
  • 56 to 651 (2.1%)
  • 66 to 752 (4.3%)
  • Over 751 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider30 (64%)
  • Passenger12 (26%)
  • Pedestrian5 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car37 (76%)
  • Motorcycle5 (10%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (6.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 2004

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2004 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.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 2004.

Collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 9 other areas
Serious collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Orkney Islands in 2004

Kirkwall East, Orkney Islands, KW15 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Orkney Islands in 2004, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 2004

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2004: 11, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA965111604
2ndA9613500
3rdA9643301
4thA9601101
5thA9631201
6thA9671101

Towns in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2004

Kirkwall had 9 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2004

KW15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 2004: 20.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2004, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2004.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years