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Shetland Islands road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 46 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2005, and 71 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 9 were serious.

Collisions were up 28% on 2004 (36), and casualties rose from 47.

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

Collisions in 2005
46
Up 28% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
71
Up 51% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
6.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
9
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 2005

6.5% of collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2005 were fatal and 20% serious, against 4.5% and 21% in the Shetland Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal36.5%
  • Serious920%
  • Slight3474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal34.2%
  • Serious1217%
  • Slight5679%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 2005 is highlighted, with 46, up 28% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (15%)
  • Tuesday5 (11%)
  • Wednesday3 (6.5%)
  • Thursday8 (17%)
  • Friday7 (15%)
  • Saturday12 (26%)
  • Sunday4 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (11%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593 (6.5%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596 (13%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (24%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (6.5%)
  • February6 (13%)
  • March2 (4.3%)
  • April5 (11%)
  • May7 (15%)
  • June2 (4.3%)
  • July3 (6.5%)
  • August2 (4.3%)
  • September7 (15%)
  • October3 (6.5%)
  • November4 (8.7%)
  • December2 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight26 (57%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (33%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds26 (57%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (11%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (6.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.2%)
  • Other2 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry25 (54%)
  • Wet or damp16 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (8.7%)
  • Snow1 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph12 (26%)
  • 40 mph1 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph32 (70%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway43 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant55 (77%)
  • Pedestrian5 (7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 154 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2028 (39%)
  • 21 to 255 (7%)
  • 26 to 355 (7%)
  • 36 to 457 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 558 (11%)
  • 56 to 658 (11%)
  • 66 to 751 (1.4%)
  • Over 752 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider38 (54%)
  • Passenger28 (39%)
  • Pedestrian5 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car54 (76%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle4 (5.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (2.8%)
  • Minibus2 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

How the Shetland Islands ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 2005.

Collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
347th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Shetland Islands in 2005

Lerwick North and Bressay, Shetland Islands, ZE1 0LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Shetland Islands in 2005, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 2005

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2005: 24, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA970243815
2ndA9693300
3rdA9713600
4thA9682201
5thB90711301

Towns in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2005

Lerwick had 9 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2005

ZE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Shetland Islands in 2005: 26.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2005, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2005.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years