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Shetland Islands road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 32 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2001, and 50 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 8 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2000 (35), and casualties rose from 48.

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

Collisions in 2001
32
Down 9% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
50
Up 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
9.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
8
25% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 2001

9.4% of collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2001 were fatal and 25% serious, against 4.5% and 21% in the Shetland Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal39.4%
  • Serious825%
  • Slight2166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal36%
  • Serious1326%
  • Slight3468%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 2001 is highlighted, with 32, down 9% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday2 (6.3%)
  • Wednesday5 (16%)
  • Thursday5 (16%)
  • Friday6 (19%)
  • Saturday6 (19%)
  • Sunday5 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (9.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (22%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (25%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592 (6.3%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (3.1%)
  • February1 (3.1%)
  • March4 (13%)
  • April4 (13%)
  • May2 (6.3%)
  • June2 (6.3%)
  • July4 (13%)
  • August2 (6.3%)
  • September3 (9.4%)
  • October1 (3.1%)
  • November4 (13%)
  • December4 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight25 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds20 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (6.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (6.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry15 (47%)
  • Wet or damp10 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (16%)
  • Snow2 (6.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph6 (19%)
  • 40 mph1 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph25 (78%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway32 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant38 (76%)
  • Van occupant4 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (6%)
  • Pedestrian2 (4%)
  • Cyclist1 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2%)
  • 6 to 102 (4%)
  • 11 to 152 (4%)
  • 16 to 2011 (22%)
  • 21 to 2510 (20%)
  • 26 to 3510 (20%)
  • 36 to 457 (14%)
  • 46 to 553 (6%)
  • 56 to 653 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider32 (64%)
  • Passenger16 (32%)
  • Pedestrian2 (4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car30 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (14%)
  • Motorcycle2 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (4.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 2001

Map of the last 22 crashes of 2001 and the 1 busiest accident hotspot in the Shetland Islands

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

How the Shetland Islands ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 349 of them in 2001.

Collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Shetland Islands in 2001

Lerwick North and Bressay, Shetland Islands, ZE1 0LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Shetland Islands in 2001, with 2 collisions.

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 2001

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2001: 16, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA970162013
2ndA96861222
3rdA9713902
4thB90741200
5thB90761100

Towns in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2001

Lerwick had 4 collisions in 2001.

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2001

ZE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Shetland Islands in 2001: 21.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2001, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 17 December 2001.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years