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Orkney Islands road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2012, and 24 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 3 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2011 (13), and casualties fell from 26.

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

Collisions in 2012
16
Up 23% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
24
Down 8% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
25% of collisions
Serious collisions
3
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 2012

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal425%
  • Serious319%
  • Slight956%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal521%
  • Serious521%
  • Slight1458%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 2012 is highlighted, with 16, up 23% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (31%)
  • Wednesday2 (13%)
  • Thursday4 (25%)
  • Friday2 (13%)
  • Saturday1 (6.3%)
  • Sunday2 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:590 (0%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594 (25%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (6.3%)
  • February1 (6.3%)
  • March1 (6.3%)
  • April1 (6.3%)
  • May1 (6.3%)
  • June1 (6.3%)
  • July2 (13%)
  • September2 (13%)
  • October5 (31%)
  • December1 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (19%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (6.3%)
  • Other1 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry10 (63%)
  • Wet or damp5 (31%)
  • Snow1 (6.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (13%)
  • 30 mph4 (25%)
  • 60 mph10 (63%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway14 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant18 (75%)
  • Pedestrian4 (17%)
  • Cyclist1 (4.2%)
  • Motorcyclist1 (4.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (13%)
  • 11 to 151 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 201 (4.2%)
  • 21 to 252 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 353 (13%)
  • 36 to 453 (13%)
  • 46 to 553 (13%)
  • 56 to 653 (13%)
  • 66 to 751 (4.2%)
  • Over 754 (17%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider13 (54%)
  • Passenger7 (29%)
  • Pedestrian4 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car23 (88%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle1 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 2012

Map of the last 16 crashes of 2012 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.

  • 16 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 349 of them in 2012.

Collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Orkney Islands in 2012

Kirkwall East, Orkney Islands, KW15 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Orkney Islands in 2012, with 2 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 2012

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2012: 4, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9654811
2ndA9602200
3rdA9862310
4thA9611200
5thA9631100
6thA9641210
7thA9661100

Towns in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2012

Kirkwall had 3 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2012

KW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 2012: 9.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2012

Of the 16 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2012, 4 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2012.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years