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Shetland Islands road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 25 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2013, and 47 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2012 (27), and casualties rose from 37.

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

Collisions in 2013
25
Down 7% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
47
Up 27% on 2012
Fatal collisions
1
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
4
16% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 2013

4% of collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2013 were fatal and 16% serious, against 4.5% and 21% in the Shetland Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal14%
  • Serious416%
  • Slight2080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal12.1%
  • Serious48.5%
  • Slight4289%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 2013 is highlighted, with 25, down 7% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (12%)
  • Tuesday4 (16%)
  • Wednesday4 (16%)
  • Thursday3 (12%)
  • Friday8 (32%)
  • Saturday2 (8%)
  • Sunday1 (4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (12%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591 (4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598 (32%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591 (4%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (16%)
  • February2 (8%)
  • March2 (8%)
  • April3 (12%)
  • May1 (4%)
  • June2 (8%)
  • July1 (4%)
  • August4 (16%)
  • September1 (4%)
  • November3 (12%)
  • December2 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight16 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds19 (76%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry15 (60%)
  • Wet or damp5 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (12%)
  • Snow2 (8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph10 (40%)
  • 40 mph2 (8%)
  • 60 mph13 (52%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway21 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (12%)
  • Roundabout1 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant37 (79%)
  • Pedestrian5 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (2.1%)
  • Motorcyclist1 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 151 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2010 (21%)
  • 21 to 257 (15%)
  • 26 to 355 (11%)
  • 36 to 458 (17%)
  • 46 to 555 (11%)
  • 56 to 651 (2.1%)
  • 66 to 752 (4.3%)
  • Over 756 (13%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider21 (45%)
  • Passenger21 (45%)
  • Pedestrian5 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car33 (83%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (2.5%)
  • Motorcycle1 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 2013.

Collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Shetland Islands in 2013

Lerwick North and Bressay, Shetland Islands, ZE1 0LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Shetland Islands in 2013, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 2013

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2013: 10, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA970101610
2ndA9712301
3rdA9681100
4thA9691200
5thB90741100
6thB90761301

Towns in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2013

Lerwick had 9 collisions in 2013.

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2013

ZE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Shetland Islands in 2013: 13.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2013, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2013.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years