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Orkney Islands road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 24 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2014, and 29 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2013 (23), and casualties fell from 30.

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

Collisions in 2014
24
Up 4% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
29
Down 3% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
8.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
3
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 2014

8.3% of collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2014 were fatal and 13% serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal28.3%
  • Serious313%
  • Slight1979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal26.9%
  • Serious517%
  • Slight2276%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 2014 is highlighted, with 24, up 4% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 24
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4 (17%)
  • Tuesday2 (8.3%)
  • Wednesday5 (21%)
  • Thursday5 (21%)
  • Friday3 (13%)
  • Saturday1 (4.2%)
  • Sunday4 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (8.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:590 (0%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599 (38%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592 (8.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (4.2%)
  • February1 (4.2%)
  • March1 (4.2%)
  • April5 (21%)
  • May2 (8.3%)
  • July3 (13%)
  • August1 (4.2%)
  • October3 (13%)
  • November3 (13%)
  • December4 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight19 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds19 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (8.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (4.2%)
  • Other1 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry12 (50%)
  • Wet or damp10 (42%)
  • Snow1 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph8 (33%)
  • 40 mph1 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph13 (54%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway19 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (13%)
  • Roundabout1 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15 (52%)
  • Pedestrian6 (21%)
  • Cyclist3 (10%)
  • Van occupant2 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist1 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (3.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 154 (14%)
  • 16 to 202 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 251 (3.4%)
  • 26 to 353 (10%)
  • 36 to 453 (10%)
  • 46 to 556 (21%)
  • 56 to 654 (14%)
  • 66 to 752 (6.9%)
  • Over 754 (14%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider18 (62%)
  • Pedestrian6 (21%)
  • Passenger5 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car28 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (2.4%)
  • Motorcycle1 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 2014.

Collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Orkney Islands in 2014

Kirkwall East, Orkney Islands, KW15 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Orkney Islands in 2014, with 5 collisions.

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 2014

The A960 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2014: 5.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9605500
2ndA9614410
3rdA9653610
4thA9663401
5thA9671201
6thA9861100

Towns in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2014

Kirkwall had 7 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2014

KW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 2014: 10.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2014

Of the 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2014, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years