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Shetland Islands road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 36 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2004, and 47 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2003 (31), and casualties fell from 49.

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

Collisions in 2004
36
Up 16% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
47
Down 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
1
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
6
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 2004

2.8% of collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2004 were fatal and 17% serious, against 4.5% and 21% in the Shetland Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal12.8%
  • Serious617%
  • Slight2981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal12.1%
  • Serious613%
  • Slight4085%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 2004 is highlighted, with 36, up 16% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (17%)
  • Tuesday7 (19%)
  • Wednesday4 (11%)
  • Thursday5 (14%)
  • Friday6 (17%)
  • Saturday3 (8.3%)
  • Sunday5 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592 (5.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593 (8.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5915 (42%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (8.3%)
  • February4 (11%)
  • March1 (2.8%)
  • April5 (14%)
  • May3 (8.3%)
  • June3 (8.3%)
  • July4 (11%)
  • August4 (11%)
  • September2 (5.6%)
  • October3 (8.3%)
  • November2 (5.6%)
  • December2 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight27 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (5.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds23 (64%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (17%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.8%)
  • Other2 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry19 (53%)
  • Wet or damp15 (42%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (2.8%)
  • Snow1 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph11 (31%)
  • 40 mph1 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph24 (67%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway32 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant34 (72%)
  • Pedestrian6 (13%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist2 (4.3%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (4.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 101 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 153 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2013 (28%)
  • 21 to 255 (11%)
  • 26 to 359 (19%)
  • 36 to 456 (13%)
  • 46 to 555 (11%)
  • 56 to 652 (4.3%)
  • Over 752 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider30 (64%)
  • Passenger11 (23%)
  • Pedestrian6 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car39 (80%)
  • Bus or coach2 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle2 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (4.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

How the Shetland Islands ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 2004.

Collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Shetland Islands in 2004

Lerwick North and Bressay, Shetland Islands, ZE1 0LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Shetland Islands in 2004, with 4 collisions.

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 2004

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2004: 12, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA970121803
2ndA9686710
3rdA9713401
4thB90742202
5thB90711100

Towns in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2004

Lerwick had 5 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2004

ZE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Shetland Islands in 2004: 25.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2004.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years