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Orkney Islands road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2024, and 18 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 7 were serious.

Collisions were up 30% on 2023 (10), and casualties rose from 13.

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

Collisions in 2024
13
Up 30% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
18
Up 38% on 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
7
54% of collisions

Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 2024

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious754%
  • Slight646%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious844%
  • Slight1056%

Orkney Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 2024 is highlighted, with 13, up 30% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 13
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4 (31%)
  • Tuesday1 (7.7%)
  • Wednesday3 (23%)
  • Thursday1 (7.7%)
  • Saturday4 (31%)

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 11:594 (31%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • February1 (7.7%)
  • March2 (15%)
  • April1 (7.7%)
  • May1 (7.7%)
  • July1 (7.7%)
  • August2 (15%)
  • September1 (7.7%)
  • November2 (15%)
  • December2 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (7.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9 (69%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (15%)
  • Raining, no high winds1 (7.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (7.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry9 (69%)
  • Wet or damp3 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (7.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph4 (31%)
  • 40 mph1 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph8 (62%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant9 (50%)
  • Pedestrian4 (22%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (11%)
  • Cyclist1 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist1 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (5.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 151 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 202 (11%)
  • 21 to 251 (5.6%)
  • 36 to 454 (22%)
  • 46 to 554 (22%)
  • 56 to 653 (17%)
  • 66 to 751 (5.6%)
  • Over 752 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider10 (56%)
  • Passenger4 (22%)
  • Pedestrian4 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car14 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (11%)
  • Motorcycle1 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 2024

Map of the last 13 crashes of 2024 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.

  • 13 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

How the Orkney Islands ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 2024.

Collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
347th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Orkney Islands in 2024

Kirkwall East, Orkney Islands, KW15 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Orkney Islands in 2024, with 3 collisions.

Roads in the Orkney Islands with the most crashes in 2024

The A960 had the most collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2024: 4, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Orkney Islands, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9604501
2ndA9611201
3rdA9641101
4thA9651201
5thA9861100

Towns in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2024

Kirkwall had 3 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2024

KW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 2024: 7.

Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2024

Of the 13 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 7 December 2024.

Severity

Orkney Islands road accidents in other years