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Shetland Islands road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 30 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2010, and 55 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious.

Collisions were down 29% on 2009 (42), and casualties fell from 72.

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

Collisions in 2010
30
Down 29% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
55
Down 24% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
2
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 2010

3.3% of collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2010 were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 4.5% and 21% in the Shetland Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal13.3%
  • Serious26.7%
  • Slight2790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.8%
  • Serious35.5%
  • Slight5193%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 2010 is highlighted, with 30, down 29% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2 (6.7%)
  • Tuesday6 (20%)
  • Wednesday2 (6.7%)
  • Thursday4 (13%)
  • Friday5 (17%)
  • Saturday5 (17%)
  • Sunday6 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (10%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592 (6.7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (20%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (6.7%)
  • February3 (10%)
  • April1 (3.3%)
  • June3 (10%)
  • July2 (6.7%)
  • August3 (10%)
  • September3 (10%)
  • October3 (10%)
  • November4 (13%)
  • December6 (20%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight17 (57%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (17%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9 (30%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (13%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (10%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (10%)
  • Other2 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry12 (40%)
  • Wet or damp9 (30%)
  • Snow7 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (6.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph8 (27%)
  • 60 mph22 (73%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway29 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant45 (82%)
  • Pedestrian5 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist1 (1.8%)
  • Motorcyclist1 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 152 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2012 (22%)
  • 21 to 254 (7.3%)
  • 26 to 355 (9.1%)
  • 36 to 4511 (20%)
  • 46 to 558 (15%)
  • 56 to 653 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 756 (11%)
  • Over 751 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider27 (49%)
  • Passenger23 (42%)
  • Pedestrian5 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car36 (82%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle2 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 2010.

Collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Shetland Islands in 2010

Lerwick North and Bressay, Shetland Islands, ZE1 0LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Shetland Islands in 2010, with 4 collisions.

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 2010

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2010: 11.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA970112900
2ndA9715500
3rdA9682200
4thA9692200
5thB90712610
6thB8171101
7thB90741300

Towns in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2010

Lerwick had the most collisions of any town in the Shetland Islands in 2010: 7.

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2010

ZE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Shetland Islands in 2010: 21.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years