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Orkney Islands road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2022, and 17 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2021 (13), and casualties rose from 16.

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

Collisions in 2022
11
Down 15% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
17
Up 6% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
27% of collisions
Serious collisions
3
27% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 2022

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal327%
  • Serious327%
  • Slight545%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal424%
  • Serious424%
  • Slight953%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 2022 is highlighted, with 11, down 15% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 11
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2 (18%)
  • Tuesday2 (18%)
  • Friday4 (36%)
  • Saturday2 (18%)
  • Sunday1 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

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

Collisions by month

  • January1 (9.1%)
  • February1 (9.1%)
  • March3 (27%)
  • April1 (9.1%)
  • June1 (9.1%)
  • August1 (9.1%)
  • October2 (18%)
  • November1 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Dark, no street lighting6 (55%)
  • Daylight4 (36%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (9.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5 (45%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (27%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (9.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (9.1%)
  • Other1 (9.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry5 (45%)
  • Wet or damp5 (45%)
  • Snow1 (9.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph9 (82%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16 (94%)
  • Pedestrian1 (5.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 204 (24%)
  • 26 to 354 (24%)
  • 36 to 453 (18%)
  • 46 to 551 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 652 (12%)
  • Over 753 (18%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12 (71%)
  • Passenger4 (24%)
  • Pedestrian1 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car17 (94%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 2022

Map of the last 11 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 2022.

Collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Orkney Islands in 2022

Kirkwall East, Orkney Islands, KW15 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Orkney Islands in 2022, with 1 collision, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 2022

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2022: 4, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9654721
2ndA9612200
3rdA9672300
4thA9631101

Towns in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2022

Kirkwall had 1 collision in 2022.

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2022

KW15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 2022: 5.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2022

Of the 11 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2022, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 25 November 2022.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years