Fatal
Jeep Renegade crash on the B9070 in the Orkney Islands, 5 Dec 2025, 12:22
- Jeep Renegade and Volvo V70
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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Orkney Islands road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics
Police recorded 8 road traffic collisions in the Orkney Islands in 2025, and 9 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious.
Collisions were down 38% on 2024 (13), and casualties fell from 18.
Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 1,401 collisions in the Orkney Islands.
- Collisions in 2025
- 8
- Down 38% on 2024
- Casualties in 2025
- 9
- Down 50% on 2024
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 25% of collisions
- Serious collisions
- 3
- 38% of collisions
Crash severity in the Orkney Islands in 2025
Collisions by worst injury
- Fatal225%
- Serious338%
- Slight338%
People hurt, by injury
- Fatal222%
- Serious333%
- Slight444%
Orkney Islands road accidents by year
Collisions and casualties in the Orkney Islands, 1979 to 2025
Collisions peaked at 51 in 1980. 2025 is highlighted, with 8, down 38% on 2024.
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 8
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 9 |
| 2024 | 13 | 18 |
| 2023 | 10 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 | 17 |
| 2021 | 13 | 16 |
| 2020 | 9 | 10 |
| 2019 | 24 | 28 |
| 2018 | 14 | 20 |
| 2017 | 11 | 14 |
| 2016 | 25 | 28 |
| 2015 | 12 | 15 |
| 2014 | 24 | 29 |
| 2013 | 23 | 30 |
| 2012 | 16 | 24 |
| 2011 | 13 | 26 |
| 2010 | 27 | 38 |
| 2009 | 27 | 35 |
| 2008 | 36 | 44 |
| 2007 | 27 | 37 |
| 2006 | 40 | 54 |
| 2005 | 40 | 54 |
| 2004 | 34 | 47 |
| 2003 | 32 | 44 |
| 2002 | 40 | 63 |
| 2001 | 33 | 45 |
| 2000 | 23 | 32 |
| 1999 | 43 | 76 |
| 1998 | 41 | 56 |
| 1997 | 37 | 58 |
| 1996 | 37 | 46 |
| 1995 | 42 | 56 |
| 1994 | 31 | 45 |
| 1993 | 40 | 56 |
| 1992 | 36 | 44 |
| 1991 | 39 | 50 |
| 1990 | 31 | 39 |
| 1989 | 44 | 61 |
| 1988 | 25 | 34 |
| 1987 | 35 | 55 |
| 1986 | 38 | 52 |
| 1985 | 47 | 69 |
| 1984 | 37 | 62 |
| 1983 | 37 | 51 |
| 1982 | 42 | 60 |
| 1981 | 42 | 55 |
| 1980 | 51 | 75 |
| 1979 | 41 | 65 |
When and where crashes happen in the Orkney Islands in 2025
Collisions by day of the week
- Monday1 (13%)
- Tuesday1 (13%)
- Wednesday1 (13%)
- Thursday1 (13%)
- Friday3 (38%)
- Saturday1 (13%)
Collisions by time of day
- 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
- 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
- 06:00 to 08:591 (13%)
- 09:00 to 11:591 (13%)
- 12:00 to 14:594 (50%)
- 15:00 to 17:591 (13%)
- 18:00 to 20:591 (13%)
- 21:00 to 23:590 (0%)
Collisions by month
- February2 (25%)
- March1 (13%)
- August3 (38%)
- November1 (13%)
- December1 (13%)
Light conditions
- Daylight5 (63%)
- Dark, no street lighting3 (38%)
Weather at the time
- Fine, no high winds6 (75%)
- Raining, no high winds2 (25%)
Road surface
- Dry4 (50%)
- Wet or damp4 (50%)
Speed limit at the scene
- 30 mph1 (13%)
- 50 mph1 (13%)
- 60 mph6 (75%)
Type of road
- Single carriageway8 (100%)
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Who was hurt in road crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2025
Casualties by road user
- Car occupant5 (56%)
- Motorcyclist3 (33%)
- Mobility scooter rider1 (11%)
Casualties by age
- 21 to 251 (11%)
- 26 to 351 (11%)
- 36 to 452 (22%)
- 46 to 552 (22%)
- Over 753 (33%)
Drivers, passengers and pedestrians
- Driver or rider9 (100%)
Vehicles involved
- Car10 (67%)
- Motorcycle3 (20%)
- Mobility scooter1 (6.7%)
- Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (6.7%)
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Crash map for the Orkney Islands in 2025
Map of the last 8 crashes of 2025 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.
- 8 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Accident hotspot
How the Orkney Islands ranked among 351 areas in 2025
Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Orkney Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 2025.
- Collisions
- 349th
- of 351 areas, highest first
- Casualties
- 350th
- of 351 areas, highest first
- Fatal collisions
- 210th
- of 351 areas, highest first
- Serious collisions
- 349th
- of 351 areas, highest first
Accident hotspots in the Orkney Islands in 2025
Kirkwall East, Orkney Islands, KW15 1JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Orkney Islands in 2025, with 1 collision.
Towns in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2025
Kirkwall had 1 collision in 2025.
Postcode districts in the Orkney Islands: crashes in 2025
KW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Orkney Islands in 2025: 4.
Latest crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2025
Of the 8 crashes in the Orkney Islands in 2025, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 5 December 2025.
Severity
- Serious
Keeway RKV 125 crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 4 Nov 2025, 20:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Seat Ateca crash on the A965 in the Orkney Islands, 29 Aug 2025, 09:15
- Seat Ateca, Ford Transit Custom and Renault Kadjar
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Car crash on the A986 in the Orkney Islands, 25 Aug 2025, 17:00
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Serious
Nissan Leaf crash on the A964 in the Orkney Islands, 22 Aug 2025, 14:43
- Nissan Leaf and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
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- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 19 Mar 2025, 14:40
- A car and a mobility scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Fatal
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B9047 in the Orkney Islands, 20 Feb 2025, 08:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Serious
Skoda Superb crash on the A967 in the Orkney Islands, 1 Feb 2025, 14:15
- Skoda Superb and Kawasaki Kle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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