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Orkney Islands road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 23 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2013, and 30 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious.

Collisions were up 44% on 2012 (16), and casualties rose from 24.

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

Collisions in 2013
23
Up 44% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
30
Up 25% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
8.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
4
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 2013

8.7% of collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2013 were fatal and 17% serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal28.7%
  • Serious417%
  • Slight1774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal26.7%
  • Serious413%
  • Slight2480%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 2013 is highlighted, with 23, up 44% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 23
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (13%)
  • Tuesday7 (30%)
  • Wednesday1 (4.3%)
  • Thursday4 (17%)
  • Friday5 (22%)
  • Saturday3 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (26%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598 (35%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592 (8.7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:590 (0%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (8.7%)
  • February5 (22%)
  • April3 (13%)
  • May1 (4.3%)
  • June2 (8.7%)
  • July1 (4.3%)
  • August1 (4.3%)
  • September3 (13%)
  • October3 (13%)
  • November2 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight20 (87%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (8.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (4.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (4.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (4.3%)
  • Other3 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry13 (57%)
  • Wet or damp7 (30%)
  • Snow2 (8.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph8 (35%)
  • 40 mph2 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph12 (52%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway20 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (20%)
  • Cyclist3 (10%)
  • Pedestrian3 (10%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (3.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (3.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 203 (10%)
  • 26 to 356 (20%)
  • 36 to 454 (13%)
  • 46 to 556 (20%)
  • 56 to 655 (17%)
  • 66 to 752 (6.7%)
  • Over 752 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider23 (77%)
  • Passenger4 (13%)
  • Pedestrian3 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car22 (55%)
  • Motorcycle6 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (2.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 2013

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2013 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 351 areas in 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 2013.

Collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Orkney Islands in 2013

Kirkwall East, Orkney Islands, KW15 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Orkney Islands in 2013, with 5 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 2013

The A960 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2013: 4.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9604700
2ndA9653610
3rdA9612211
4thA9632200
5thA9672201
6thB9641100

Towns in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2013

Kirkwall had 6 collisions in 2013.

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2013

KW15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 2013: 11.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2013

Of the 23 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2013, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 19 November 2013.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years