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Shetland Islands road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 20 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2008, and 24 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 4 were serious.

Collisions were down 51% on 2007 (41), and casualties fell from 51.

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

Collisions in 2008
20
Down 51% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
24
Down 53% on 2007
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
4
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 2008

None of the collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2008 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 4.5% and 21% in the Shetland Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious420%
  • Slight1680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious521%
  • Slight1979%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 2008 is highlighted, with 20, down 51% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 20
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (15%)
  • Tuesday3 (15%)
  • Wednesday1 (5%)
  • Thursday3 (15%)
  • Friday4 (20%)
  • Saturday4 (20%)
  • Sunday2 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597 (35%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • February3 (15%)
  • March1 (5%)
  • April1 (5%)
  • May2 (10%)
  • June1 (5%)
  • July2 (10%)
  • August1 (5%)
  • September2 (10%)
  • October3 (15%)
  • November1 (5%)
  • December3 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight14 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14 (70%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (10%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (10%)
  • Other2 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry13 (65%)
  • Wet or damp6 (30%)
  • Frost or ice1 (5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph3 (15%)
  • 40 mph1 (5%)
  • 60 mph16 (80%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant19 (79%)
  • Pedestrian4 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist1 (4.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 154 (17%)
  • 16 to 208 (33%)
  • 21 to 254 (17%)
  • 36 to 451 (4.2%)
  • 46 to 552 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 652 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 753 (13%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12 (50%)
  • Passenger8 (33%)
  • Pedestrian4 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car24 (96%)
  • Motorcycle1 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 2008

Map of the last 20 crashes of 2008 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.

  • 20 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

How the Shetland Islands ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 349 of them in 2008.

Collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 15 other areas
Serious collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Shetland Islands in 2008

Lerwick North and Bressay, Shetland Islands, ZE1 0LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Shetland Islands in 2008, with 3 collisions.

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 2008

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2008: 9.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA97091100
2ndA9682202
3rdA9712301
4thA9691100

Towns in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2008

Lerwick had 3 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2008

ZE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Shetland Islands in 2008: 16.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2008

Of the 20 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2008.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years