Slight
Car crash on the A970 in the Shetland Islands, 16 Jan 1990, 07:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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Shetland Islands road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics
Police recorded 1 road traffic collision in the Shetland Islands in 1990, and 1 person was killed or injured in it. The injuries were slight.
Collisions were level with 1989, and casualties were unchanged.
Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 866 collisions in the Shetland Islands.
- Collisions in 1990
- 1
- Level with 1989
- Casualties in 1990
- 1
- Level with 1989
- Fatal collisions
- 0
- 0% of collisions
- Serious collisions
- 0
- 0% of collisions
Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 1990
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. 1990 is highlighted, with 1, level with 1989.
- Collisions
- Collisions in 1990: 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 1990
Collisions by day of the week
- Tuesday1 (100%)
Collisions by time of day
- 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
- 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
- 06:00 to 08:591 (100%)
- 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
- January1 (100%)
Light conditions
- Dark, no street lighting1 (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 1990
Casualties by road user
- Car occupant1 (100%)
Casualties by age
- 26 to 351 (100%)
Drivers, passengers and pedestrians
- Driver or rider1 (100%)
Vehicles involved
- Car1 (100%)
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 1990
Map of the last crash of 1990 in the Shetland Islands
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- 1 crash
- Slight
How the Shetland Islands ranked among 350 areas in 1990
Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had the fewest road collisions in 1990.
- Collisions
- 1st
- lowest of 350 areas
- Casualties
- 1st
- lowest of 350 areas
- Fatal collisions
- None
- joint lowest with 1 other area
- Serious collisions
- None
- lowest of 350 areas
Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 1990
ZE2 had 1 collision in 1990.
Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 1990
The only crash in the Shetland Islands in 1990, on 16 January 1990, was slight.