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Orkney Islands road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 12 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2015, and 15 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 1 was serious.

Collisions were down 50% on 2014 (24), and casualties fell from 29.

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

Collisions in 2015
12
Down 50% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
15
Down 48% on 2014
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
1
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 2015

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious18.3%
  • Slight1192%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious16.7%
  • Slight1493%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 2015 is highlighted, with 12, down 50% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2 (17%)
  • Wednesday2 (17%)
  • Thursday3 (25%)
  • Friday1 (8.3%)
  • Saturday2 (17%)
  • Sunday2 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (8.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (8.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:590 (0%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • March1 (8.3%)
  • April1 (8.3%)
  • May1 (8.3%)
  • July4 (33%)
  • September2 (17%)
  • October1 (8.3%)
  • November2 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (33%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8 (67%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (17%)
  • Raining, no high winds1 (8.3%)
  • Other1 (8.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry6 (50%)
  • Wet or damp5 (42%)
  • Snow1 (8.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (8.3%)
  • 30 mph1 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph10 (83%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (8.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant12 (80%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (13%)
  • Pedestrian1 (6.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 204 (27%)
  • 26 to 352 (13%)
  • 36 to 451 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 555 (33%)
  • 56 to 652 (13%)
  • Over 751 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider10 (67%)
  • Passenger4 (27%)
  • Pedestrian1 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car13 (87%)
  • Motorcycle2 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 2015

Map of the last 12 crashes of 2015 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.

  • 12 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 349 of them in 2015.

Collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Orkney Islands in 2015

Kirkwall East, Orkney Islands, KW15 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Orkney Islands in 2015, with 1 collision.

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 2015

The A960 and A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2015, with 3 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9603300
2ndA9653500
3rdA9611100
4thA9661200
5thA9671100
6thA9681100
7thA9861101

Towns in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2015

Kirkwall had 1 collision in 2015.

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2015

KW15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 2015: 6.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2015

Of the 12 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2015, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 November 2015.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years