Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in the Shetland Islands, 29 Jun 1989, 14:00
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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Shetland Islands road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics
Police recorded 1 road traffic collision in the Shetland Islands in 1989, and 1 person was killed or injured in it. The injuries were slight.
Collisions were up from none in 1988, and casualties rose from none.
Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 866 collisions in the Shetland Islands.
- Collisions in 1989
- 1
- Up from none in 1988
- Casualties in 1989
- 1
- Up from none in 1988
- Fatal collisions
- 0
- 0% of collisions
- Serious collisions
- 0
- 0% of collisions
Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 1989
Collisions by worst injury
- Fatal00%
- Serious00%
- Slight1100%
People hurt, by injury
- Fatal00%
- Serious00%
- Slight1100%
Shetland Islands road accidents by year
Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025
Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 1989 is highlighted, with 1, up from none in 1988.
- Collisions
- Collisions in 1989: 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 1989
Collisions by day of the week
- Thursday1 (100%)
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 14:591 (100%)
- 15:00 to 17:590 (0%)
- 18:00 to 20:590 (0%)
- 21:00 to 23:590 (0%)
Collisions by month
- June1 (100%)
Light conditions
- Daylight1 (100%)
Weather at the time
- Raining 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 1989
Casualties by road user
- Motorcyclist1 (100%)
Casualties by age
- 16 to 201 (100%)
Drivers, passengers and pedestrians
- Driver or rider1 (100%)
Vehicles involved
- Car1 (50%)
- Motorcycle1 (50%)
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 1989
Map of the last crash of 1989 in the Shetland Islands
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- 1 crash
- Slight
How the Shetland Islands ranked among 350 areas in 1989
Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had the fewest road collisions in 1989.
- Collisions
- 1st
- lowest of 350 areas
- Casualties
- 1st
- lowest of 350 areas
- Fatal collisions
- None
- joint lowest with 5 other areas
- Serious collisions
- None
- lowest of 350 areas
Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 1989
ZE2 had 1 collision in 1989.
Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 1989
The only crash in the Shetland Islands in 1989, on 29 June 1989, was slight.