Fatal
Car crash on an unclassified road in the Shetland Islands, 29 Dec 1983, 02:15
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
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Shetland Islands road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics
Police recorded 1 road traffic collision in the Shetland Islands in 1983, and 2 people were killed or injured in it. It was a fatal collision.
Collisions were up from none in 1982, and casualties rose from none.
Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 866 collisions in the Shetland Islands.
- Collisions in 1983
- 1
- Up from none in 1982
- Casualties in 1983
- 2
- Up from none in 1982
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 100% of collisions
- Serious collisions
- 0
- 0% of collisions
Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 1983
Collisions by worst injury
- Fatal1100%
- Serious00%
- Slight00%
People hurt, by injury
- Fatal150%
- Serious00%
- Slight150%
Shetland Islands road accidents by year
Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025
Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 1983 is highlighted, with 1, up from none in 1982.
- Collisions
- Collisions in 1983: 1
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 13 |
| 2023 | 18 | 24 |
| 2022 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 | 12 |
| 2019 | 21 | 26 |
| 2018 | 14 | 19 |
| 2017 | 16 | 23 |
| 2016 | 26 | 37 |
| 2015 | 25 | 33 |
| 2014 | 24 | 29 |
| 2013 | 25 | 47 |
| 2012 | 27 | 37 |
| 2011 | 32 | 46 |
| 2010 | 30 | 55 |
| 2009 | 42 | 72 |
| 2008 | 20 | 24 |
| 2007 | 41 | 51 |
| 2006 | 45 | 61 |
| 2005 | 46 | 71 |
| 2004 | 36 | 47 |
| 2003 | 31 | 49 |
| 2002 | 28 | 40 |
| 2001 | 32 | 50 |
| 2000 | 35 | 48 |
| 1999 | 44 | 67 |
| 1998 | 56 | 86 |
| 1997 | 54 | 79 |
| 1996 | 37 | 49 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 2 |
| 1986 | 2 | 4 |
| 1985 | 2 | 2 |
| 1984 | 2 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 5 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
When and where crashes happen in the Shetland Islands in 1983
Collisions by day of the week
- Thursday1 (100%)
Collisions by time of day
- 00:00 to 02:591 (100%)
- 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 17:590 (0%)
- 18:00 to 20:590 (0%)
- 21:00 to 23:590 (0%)
Collisions by month
- December1 (100%)
Light conditions
- Dark, no street lighting1 (100%)
Weather at the time
- Fine with high winds1 (100%)
Road surface
- Wet or damp1 (100%)
Speed limit at the scene
- 60 mph1 (100%)
Type of road
- Single carriageway1 (100%)
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 1983
Casualties by road user
- Car occupant2 (100%)
Casualties by age
- 21 to 251 (50%)
- 26 to 351 (50%)
Drivers, passengers and pedestrians
- Passenger2 (100%)
Vehicles involved
- Car1 (100%)
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 1983
Map of the last crash of 1983 in the Shetland Islands
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- 1 crash
- Fatal
How the Shetland Islands ranked among 350 areas in 1983
Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had the fewest road collisions in 1983.
- Collisions
- 1st
- lowest of 350 areas
- Casualties
- 1st
- lowest of 350 areas
- Fatal collisions
- 343rd
- of 350 areas, highest first
- Serious collisions
- None
- lowest of 350 areas
Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 1983
ZE2 had 1 collision in 1983.
Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 1983
The only crash in the Shetland Islands in 1983, on 29 December 1983, was fatal.