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Shetland Islands road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 56 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 1998, and 86 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1997 (54), and casualties rose from 79.

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

Collisions in 1998
56
Up 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
86
Up 9% on 1997
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
27% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 1998

None of the collisions in the Shetland Islands in 1998 were fatal and 27% were serious, against 4.5% and 21% in the Shetland Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1527%
  • Slight4173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2124%
  • Slight6576%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 1998 is highlighted, with 56, up 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (13%)
  • Tuesday8 (14%)
  • Wednesday8 (14%)
  • Thursday8 (14%)
  • Friday7 (13%)
  • Saturday5 (8.9%)
  • Sunday13 (23%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5911 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5912 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (5.4%)
  • February2 (3.6%)
  • March4 (7.1%)
  • April4 (7.1%)
  • May3 (5.4%)
  • June10 (18%)
  • July7 (13%)
  • August5 (8.9%)
  • September2 (3.6%)
  • October6 (11%)
  • November3 (5.4%)
  • December7 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight39 (70%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds30 (54%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (8.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (5.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (3.6%)
  • Other5 (8.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry26 (46%)
  • Wet or damp19 (34%)
  • Snow10 (18%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph11 (20%)
  • 40 mph3 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph42 (75%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway51 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant70 (81%)
  • Pedestrian6 (7%)
  • Cyclist4 (4.7%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 154 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2018 (21%)
  • 21 to 259 (10%)
  • 26 to 3520 (23%)
  • 36 to 4511 (13%)
  • 46 to 5514 (16%)
  • 56 to 653 (3.5%)
  • Over 752 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider55 (64%)
  • Passenger25 (29%)
  • Pedestrian6 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car64 (79%)
  • Motorcycle4 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 1998

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1998 in the Shetland Islands

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Shetland Islands ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 1998.

Collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 8 other areas
Serious collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 1998

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 1998: 26, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA970264707
2ndA97161002
3rdA9684402
4thB90744502
5thB90763300
6thA9691200
7thB9741101

Towns in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 1998

Lerwick had 11 collisions in 1998.

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 1998

ZE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Shetland Islands in 1998: 35.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 1998, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1998.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years