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Shetland Islands road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 35 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2000, and 48 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 6 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 1999 (44), and casualties fell from 67.

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

Collisions in 2000
35
Down 20% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
48
Down 28% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
11% of collisions
Serious collisions
6
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 2000

11% of collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2000 were fatal and 17% serious, against 4.5% and 21% in the Shetland Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal411%
  • Serious617%
  • Slight2571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal48.3%
  • Serious613%
  • Slight3879%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 2000 is highlighted, with 35, down 20% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4 (11%)
  • Tuesday5 (14%)
  • Wednesday4 (11%)
  • Thursday6 (17%)
  • Friday6 (17%)
  • Saturday7 (20%)
  • Sunday3 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (8.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594 (11%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (11%)
  • February2 (5.7%)
  • March3 (8.6%)
  • April4 (11%)
  • May1 (2.9%)
  • June3 (8.6%)
  • July3 (8.6%)
  • August5 (14%)
  • October4 (11%)
  • December6 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18 (51%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (17%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds22 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (17%)
  • Fog or mist1 (2.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.9%)
  • Other3 (8.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry17 (49%)
  • Wet or damp13 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (8.6%)
  • Snow2 (5.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph10 (29%)
  • 40 mph2 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph21 (60%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway30 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant30 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (19%)
  • Pedestrian7 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant1 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 151 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2010 (21%)
  • 21 to 257 (15%)
  • 26 to 355 (10%)
  • 36 to 4510 (21%)
  • 46 to 555 (10%)
  • 56 to 655 (10%)
  • 66 to 752 (4.2%)
  • Over 751 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider29 (60%)
  • Passenger12 (25%)
  • Pedestrian7 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car36 (73%)
  • Motorcycle7 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 2000.

Collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 2000

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2000: 13, including 3 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA970132133
2ndA9686610
3rdA9692300
4thA9712300
5thB90711101
6thB90741101

Towns in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2000

Lerwick had 6 collisions in 2000.

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2000

ZE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Shetland Islands in 2000: 22.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2000, 4 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2000.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years