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Shetland Islands road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 1980, and 5 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 2 were serious.

Collisions were up from none in 1979, and casualties rose from none.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 866 collisions in the Shetland Islands.

Collisions in 1980
3
Up from none in 1979
Casualties in 1980
5
Up from none in 1979
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
2
67% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 1980

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious267%
  • Slight133%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious360%
  • Slight240%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 1980 is highlighted, with 3, up from none in 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025811
20241213
20231824
202269
2021810
20201112
20192126
20181419
20171623
20162637
20152533
20142429
20132547
20122737
20113246
20103055
20094272
20082024
20074151
20064561
20054671
20043647
20033149
20022840
20013250
20003548
19994467
19985686
19975479
19963749
199511
199400
199300
199200
199111
199011
198911
198800
198722
198624
198522
198422
198312
198200
198100
198035
197900

When and where crashes happen in the Shetland Islands in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Wednesday1 (33%)
  • Saturday2 (67%)

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 11:590 (0%)
  • 12:00 to 14:590 (0%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591 (33%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (33%)

Collisions by month

  • June1 (33%)
  • July1 (33%)
  • October1 (33%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (33%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine with high winds1 (33%)
  • Fine, no high winds1 (33%)
  • Raining, no high winds1 (33%)

Road surface

  • Dry2 (67%)
  • Wet or damp1 (33%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 60 mph3 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (40%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (20%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 201 (20%)
  • 21 to 251 (20%)
  • 26 to 352 (40%)
  • 36 to 451 (20%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider4 (80%)
  • Passenger1 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2 (40%)
  • Other vehicle2 (40%)
  • Motorcycle1 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 1980

Map of the last 3 crashes of 1980 in the Shetland Islands

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

  • 3 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Shetland Islands ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had the fewest road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
1st
lowest of 350 areas
Casualties
1st
lowest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 2 other areas
Serious collisions
1st
lowest of 350 areas

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 1980

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 1980: 1.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9701100

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 1980

ZE2 had 3 collisions in 1980.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 1980

Of the 3 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 1980, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 22 October 1980.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years