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Orkney Islands road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2017, and 14 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious.

Collisions were down 56% on 2016 (25), and casualties fell from 28.

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

Collisions in 2017
11
Down 56% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
14
Down 50% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
9.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
4
36% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 2017

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal19.1%
  • Serious436%
  • Slight655%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal17.1%
  • Serious429%
  • Slight964%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 2017 is highlighted, with 11, down 56% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 11
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2 (18%)
  • Tuesday1 (9.1%)
  • Wednesday3 (27%)
  • Thursday1 (9.1%)
  • Friday1 (9.1%)
  • Saturday2 (18%)
  • Sunday1 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (9.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:590 (0%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591 (9.1%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593 (27%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • February2 (18%)
  • March1 (9.1%)
  • April1 (9.1%)
  • May1 (9.1%)
  • June1 (9.1%)
  • August2 (18%)
  • September1 (9.1%)
  • October2 (18%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (9.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (9.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry8 (73%)
  • Wet or damp2 (18%)
  • Frost or ice1 (9.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (9.1%)
  • 30 mph4 (36%)
  • 60 mph6 (55%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (9.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant9 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (14%)
  • Pedestrian2 (14%)
  • Cyclist1 (7.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 153 (21%)
  • 16 to 201 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 252 (14%)
  • 26 to 352 (14%)
  • 46 to 551 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 651 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 753 (21%)
  • Over 751 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider6 (43%)
  • Passenger6 (43%)
  • Pedestrian2 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car13 (72%)
  • Motorcycle2 (11%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 2017

Map of the last 11 crashes of 2017 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.

  • 11 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 349 of them in 2017.

Collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
347th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Orkney Islands in 2017

Kirkwall East, Orkney Islands, KW15 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Orkney Islands in 2017, with 2 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 2017

The A961 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2017: 2.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9612200
2ndA9601101
3rdA9631101
4thA9641100
5thA9651201
6thA9671110

Towns in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2017

Kirkwall had 3 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2017

KW15 and KW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 2017, with 5 each.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2017

Of the 11 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2017, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 14 October 2017.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years