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Orkney Islands road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2023, and 13 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 6 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2022 (11), and casualties fell from 17.

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

Collisions in 2023
10
Down 9% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
13
Down 24% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
6
60% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 2023

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious660%
  • Slight440%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious862%
  • Slight538%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 2023 is highlighted, with 10, down 9% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 10
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Tuesday3 (30%)
  • Wednesday1 (10%)
  • Thursday3 (30%)
  • Saturday1 (10%)
  • Sunday2 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:590 (0%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:590 (0%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (30%)

Collisions by month

  • May1 (10%)
  • June1 (10%)
  • July1 (10%)
  • August3 (30%)
  • September1 (10%)
  • October1 (10%)
  • November1 (10%)
  • December1 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5 (50%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (40%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7 (70%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (20%)
  • Raining, no high winds1 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry7 (70%)
  • Wet or damp3 (30%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 40 mph1 (10%)
  • 60 mph9 (90%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant10 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (15%)
  • Cyclist1 (7.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 204 (31%)
  • 21 to 252 (15%)
  • 46 to 553 (23%)
  • 56 to 653 (23%)
  • 66 to 751 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider8 (62%)
  • Passenger5 (38%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car14 (82%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle1 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 2023

Map of the last 10 crashes of 2023 in the Orkney Islands

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 10 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 349 of them in 2023.

Collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
347th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 2023

The A965 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2023: 4, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9654502
2ndA9612302
3rdA9641201
4thA9861100

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2023

KW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 2023: 5.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2023

Of the 10 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 14 December 2023.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years