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Shetland Islands road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 54 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 1997, and 79 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were up 46% on 1996 (37), and casualties rose from 49.

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

Collisions in 1997
54
Up 46% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
79
Up 61% on 1996
Fatal collisions
4
7.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
31% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 1997

7.4% of collisions in the Shetland Islands in 1997 were fatal and 31% serious, against 4.5% and 21% in the Shetland Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal47.4%
  • Serious1731%
  • Slight3361%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal56.3%
  • Serious2127%
  • Slight5367%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 1997 is highlighted, with 54, up 46% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (9.3%)
  • Tuesday6 (11%)
  • Wednesday9 (17%)
  • Thursday3 (5.6%)
  • Friday11 (20%)
  • Saturday8 (15%)
  • Sunday12 (22%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (13%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (7.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592 (3.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598 (15%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (24%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (9.3%)
  • February5 (9.3%)
  • March3 (5.6%)
  • April4 (7.4%)
  • May3 (5.6%)
  • June3 (5.6%)
  • July2 (3.7%)
  • August5 (9.3%)
  • September9 (17%)
  • October6 (11%)
  • November8 (15%)
  • December1 (1.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight26 (48%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (7.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds31 (57%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (5.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.9%)
  • Other3 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry26 (48%)
  • Wet or damp24 (44%)
  • Frost or ice3 (5.6%)
  • Snow1 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph14 (26%)
  • 40 mph1 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph38 (70%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway53 (98%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant57 (72%)
  • Pedestrian7 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist6 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (3.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 153 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2014 (18%)
  • 21 to 256 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 3524 (30%)
  • 36 to 4510 (13%)
  • 46 to 5512 (15%)
  • 56 to 654 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 753 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider50 (63%)
  • Passenger22 (28%)
  • Pedestrian7 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car62 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle5 (6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in the Shetland Islands

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Shetland Islands ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 1997.

Collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 1997

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 1997: 25, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA970253638
2ndA9684812
3rdA9713801
4thA9692201
5thB90761200
6thB90801300

Towns in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 1997

Lerwick had 10 collisions in 1997.

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 1997

ZE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Shetland Islands in 1997: 36.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 1997, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 5 December 1997.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years