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Orkney Islands road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 40 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2005, and 54 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 8 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2004 (34), and casualties rose from 47.

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

Collisions in 2005
40
Up 18% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
54
Up 15% on 2004
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
8
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 2005

None of the collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2005 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious820%
  • Slight3280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious815%
  • Slight4685%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 2005 is highlighted, with 40, up 18% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4 (10%)
  • Tuesday6 (15%)
  • Wednesday6 (15%)
  • Thursday7 (18%)
  • Friday7 (18%)
  • Saturday5 (13%)
  • Sunday5 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591 (2.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (2.5%)
  • February4 (10%)
  • March5 (13%)
  • April2 (5%)
  • May2 (5%)
  • June5 (13%)
  • July2 (5%)
  • August2 (5%)
  • September2 (5%)
  • October5 (13%)
  • November5 (13%)
  • December5 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight27 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds26 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (7.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2.5%)
  • Other2 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry22 (55%)
  • Wet or damp15 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (7.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph18 (45%)
  • 50 mph1 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph20 (50%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway32 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant38 (70%)
  • Pedestrian12 (22%)
  • Cyclist2 (3.7%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (3.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2015 (28%)
  • 21 to 254 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 355 (9.3%)
  • 36 to 456 (11%)
  • 46 to 557 (13%)
  • 56 to 657 (13%)
  • 66 to 751 (1.9%)
  • Over 753 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider30 (56%)
  • Passenger12 (22%)
  • Pedestrian12 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car51 (88%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle2 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 349 of them in 2005.

Collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 10 other areas
Serious collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Orkney Islands in 2005

Kirkwall East, Orkney Islands, KW15 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Orkney Islands in 2005, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 2005

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2005: 9, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA96591902
2ndA9635600
3rdA9604501
4thA9614500
5thA9863301
6thA9661100

Towns in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2005

Kirkwall had 13 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2005

KW15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 2005: 18.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2005, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years