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Shetland Islands road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 42 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2009, and 72 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 5 were serious.

Collisions were up 110% on 2008 (20), and casualties rose from 24.

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

Collisions in 2009
42
Up 110% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
72
Up 200% on 2008
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
5
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 2009

None of the collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2009 were fatal and 12% were serious, against 4.5% and 21% in the Shetland Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious512%
  • Slight3788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious56.9%
  • Slight6793%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 2009 is highlighted, with 42, up 110% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (12%)
  • Tuesday8 (19%)
  • Wednesday13 (31%)
  • Thursday3 (7.1%)
  • Friday9 (21%)
  • Saturday2 (4.8%)
  • Sunday2 (4.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (21%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (2.4%)
  • February4 (9.5%)
  • March4 (9.5%)
  • April1 (2.4%)
  • May4 (9.5%)
  • June4 (9.5%)
  • July2 (4.8%)
  • August6 (14%)
  • September3 (7.1%)
  • October2 (4.8%)
  • November9 (21%)
  • December2 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight30 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds25 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (12%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.4%)
  • Other1 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp20 (48%)
  • Dry18 (43%)
  • Frost or ice2 (4.8%)
  • Snow2 (4.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph14 (33%)
  • 40 mph1 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph26 (62%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway38 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant45 (63%)
  • Pedestrian9 (13%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist1 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 154 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2020 (28%)
  • 21 to 258 (11%)
  • 26 to 357 (9.7%)
  • 36 to 4512 (17%)
  • 46 to 5510 (14%)
  • 56 to 651 (1.4%)
  • 66 to 753 (4.2%)
  • Over 754 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider38 (53%)
  • Passenger25 (35%)
  • Pedestrian9 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car47 (84%)
  • Bus or coach3 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (3.6%)
  • Minibus1 (1.8%)
  • Motorcycle1 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 346 of them in 2009.

Collisions
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 14 other areas
Serious collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Shetland Islands in 2009

Lerwick North and Bressay, Shetland Islands, ZE1 0LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Shetland Islands in 2009, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 2009

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2009: 20, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA970203601
2ndA9693700
3rdA9682201
4thA9712500
5thB90742200
6thB90762300
7thA6961100

Towns in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2009

Lerwick had 11 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2009

ZE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Shetland Islands in 2009: 24.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 12 December 2009.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years