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Orkney Islands road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 25 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2016, and 28 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious.

Collisions were up 108% on 2015 (12), and casualties rose from 15.

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

Collisions in 2016
25
Up 108% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
28
Up 87% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
6
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 2016

4% of collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2016 were fatal and 24% serious, against 5.4% and 32% in the Orkney Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal14%
  • Serious624%
  • Slight1872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal13.6%
  • Serious621%
  • Slight2175%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 2016 is highlighted, with 25, up 108% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 25
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4 (16%)
  • Tuesday1 (4%)
  • Wednesday5 (20%)
  • Thursday4 (16%)
  • Friday2 (8%)
  • Saturday6 (24%)
  • Sunday3 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592 (8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (20%)
  • February1 (4%)
  • March1 (4%)
  • April1 (4%)
  • May4 (16%)
  • June5 (20%)
  • July1 (4%)
  • August2 (8%)
  • October2 (8%)
  • November1 (4%)
  • December2 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight16 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds19 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry14 (56%)
  • Wet or damp8 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (8%)
  • Snow1 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph8 (32%)
  • 60 mph17 (68%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway22 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (8%)
  • Not recorded1 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16 (57%)
  • Pedestrian6 (21%)
  • Cyclist3 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (7.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (3.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 151 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 206 (21%)
  • 21 to 251 (3.6%)
  • 26 to 356 (21%)
  • 36 to 451 (3.6%)
  • 46 to 554 (14%)
  • 56 to 655 (18%)
  • 66 to 751 (3.6%)
  • Over 753 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider18 (64%)
  • Pedestrian6 (21%)
  • Passenger4 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car23 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (9.1%)
  • Minibus2 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle2 (6.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 2016.

Collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
347th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Orkney Islands in 2016

Kirkwall East, Orkney Islands, KW15 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Orkney Islands in 2016, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 2016

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2016: 6, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9656702
2ndA9615602
3rdA9603301
4thA9672210
5thA9631101
6thA9641100

Towns in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2016

Kirkwall had 6 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2016

KW15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 2016: 13.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2016, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 14 December 2016.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years