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Shetland Islands road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 27 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2012, and 37 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 5 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2011 (32), and casualties fell from 46.

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

Collisions in 2012
27
Down 16% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
37
Down 20% on 2011
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
5
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 2012

None of the collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2012 were fatal and 19% were serious, against 4.5% and 21% in the Shetland Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious519%
  • Slight2281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious616%
  • Slight3184%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 2012 is highlighted, with 27, down 16% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (11%)
  • Tuesday2 (7.4%)
  • Thursday4 (15%)
  • Friday3 (11%)
  • Saturday7 (26%)
  • Sunday8 (30%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (7.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (19%)
  • March2 (7.4%)
  • May1 (3.7%)
  • June4 (15%)
  • July2 (7.4%)
  • August1 (3.7%)
  • September2 (7.4%)
  • October2 (7.4%)
  • November6 (22%)
  • December2 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight20 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (7.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14 (52%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (3.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (3.7%)
  • Other3 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry14 (52%)
  • Wet or damp8 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (15%)
  • Snow1 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph11 (41%)
  • 50 mph1 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph15 (56%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway23 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (7.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant26 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (16%)
  • Pedestrian4 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (2.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2016 (43%)
  • 21 to 255 (14%)
  • 26 to 354 (11%)
  • 36 to 455 (14%)
  • 46 to 552 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 651 (2.7%)
  • 66 to 753 (8.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider22 (59%)
  • Passenger11 (30%)
  • Pedestrian4 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car28 (78%)
  • Motorcycle5 (14%)
  • Bus or coach1 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 2012.

Collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Shetland Islands in 2012

Lerwick North and Bressay, Shetland Islands, ZE1 0LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Shetland Islands in 2012, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 2012

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2012: 12, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA970121902
2ndA9694401
3rdA9712301
4thA9681100
5thB90741300

Towns in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2012

Lerwick had 7 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2012

ZE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Shetland Islands in 2012: 15.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 14 December 2012.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years