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Shetland Islands road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 44 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 1999, and 67 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 12 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 1998 (56), and casualties fell from 86.

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

Collisions in 1999
44
Down 21% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
67
Down 22% on 1998
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
12
27% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 1999

None of the collisions in the Shetland Islands in 1999 were fatal and 27% were serious, against 4.5% and 21% in the Shetland Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1227%
  • Slight3273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1827%
  • Slight4973%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 1999 is highlighted, with 44, down 21% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (14%)
  • Tuesday7 (16%)
  • Wednesday8 (18%)
  • Thursday5 (11%)
  • Friday6 (14%)
  • Saturday6 (14%)
  • Sunday6 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (11%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:599 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596 (14%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (25%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (9.1%)
  • February6 (14%)
  • March1 (2.3%)
  • April2 (4.5%)
  • May2 (4.5%)
  • June2 (4.5%)
  • July3 (6.8%)
  • August4 (9.1%)
  • September6 (14%)
  • October3 (6.8%)
  • November6 (14%)
  • December5 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight28 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds22 (50%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (14%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (6.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (6.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (4.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (4.5%)
  • Other1 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp20 (45%)
  • Dry14 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (11%)
  • Snow5 (11%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph11 (25%)
  • 40 mph1 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph32 (73%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway43 (98%)
  • Roundabout1 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant53 (79%)
  • Pedestrian6 (9%)
  • Cyclist2 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (3%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (3%)
  • 6 to 103 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 156 (9%)
  • 16 to 2015 (22%)
  • 21 to 256 (9%)
  • 26 to 3516 (24%)
  • 36 to 4512 (18%)
  • 46 to 553 (4.5%)
  • 56 to 652 (3%)
  • 66 to 752 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider39 (58%)
  • Passenger22 (33%)
  • Pedestrian6 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car49 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (3.2%)
  • Motorcycle2 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (3.2%)
  • Minibus1 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in the Shetland Islands

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Shetland Islands ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 1999.

Collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 6 other areas
Serious collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 1999

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 1999: 20, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA970203308
2ndA9694400
3rdA9683800
4thA9713300
5thB90712200
6thB90741100

Towns in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 1999

Lerwick had 7 collisions in 1999.

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 1999

ZE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Shetland Islands in 1999: 26.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 1999, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years