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Shetland Islands road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 41 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2007, and 51 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 4 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2006 (45), and casualties fell from 61.

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

Collisions in 2007
41
Down 9% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
51
Down 16% on 2006
Fatal collisions
4
9.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
4
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 2007

9.8% of collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2007 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 4.5% and 21% in the Shetland Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal49.8%
  • Serious49.8%
  • Slight3380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal59.8%
  • Serious612%
  • Slight4078%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 2007 is highlighted, with 41, down 9% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (17%)
  • Tuesday6 (15%)
  • Wednesday2 (4.9%)
  • Thursday6 (15%)
  • Friday7 (17%)
  • Saturday6 (15%)
  • Sunday7 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5910 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593 (7.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (7.3%)
  • March3 (7.3%)
  • April1 (2.4%)
  • May4 (9.8%)
  • June3 (7.3%)
  • July3 (7.3%)
  • August5 (12%)
  • September2 (4.9%)
  • October1 (2.4%)
  • November6 (15%)
  • December10 (24%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight28 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds19 (46%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (20%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (9.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (2.4%)
  • Other2 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry18 (44%)
  • Wet or damp17 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (15%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph10 (24%)
  • 40 mph3 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph27 (66%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway36 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant40 (78%)
  • Pedestrian5 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist1 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2%)
  • 6 to 101 (2%)
  • 16 to 2015 (29%)
  • 21 to 253 (5.9%)
  • 26 to 3514 (27%)
  • 36 to 456 (12%)
  • 46 to 555 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 653 (5.9%)
  • Over 753 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider35 (69%)
  • Passenger11 (22%)
  • Pedestrian5 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car44 (80%)
  • Motorcycle4 (7.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 2007.

Collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
347th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Shetland Islands in 2007

Lerwick North and Bressay, Shetland Islands, ZE1 0LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Shetland Islands in 2007, with 8 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 2007

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2007: 20, including 4 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA970202841
2ndA9685500
3rdA9714400
4thB90711200
5thB90761201

Towns in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2007

Lerwick had 10 collisions in 2007.

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2007

ZE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Shetland Islands in 2007: 24.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2007, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2007.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years