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Shetland Islands road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 24 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2014, and 29 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2013 (25), and casualties fell from 47.

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

Collisions in 2014
24
Down 4% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
29
Down 38% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
2
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 2014

4.2% of collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2014 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 4.5% and 21% in the Shetland Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal14.2%
  • Serious28.3%
  • Slight2188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal13.4%
  • Serious26.9%
  • Slight2690%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 2014 is highlighted, with 24, down 4% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 24
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (13%)
  • Tuesday4 (17%)
  • Wednesday5 (21%)
  • Thursday2 (8.3%)
  • Friday2 (8.3%)
  • Saturday1 (4.2%)
  • Sunday7 (29%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (21%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (8.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592 (8.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592 (8.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (17%)
  • February1 (4.2%)
  • March2 (8.3%)
  • April2 (8.3%)
  • May2 (8.3%)
  • June3 (13%)
  • July1 (4.2%)
  • August2 (8.3%)
  • September1 (4.2%)
  • October3 (13%)
  • November2 (8.3%)
  • December1 (4.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight14 (58%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds18 (75%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (17%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (8.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry14 (58%)
  • Wet or damp9 (38%)
  • Not recorded1 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph9 (38%)
  • 40 mph1 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph13 (54%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway21 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (8.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant20 (69%)
  • Pedestrian5 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (6.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (3.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 205 (17%)
  • 21 to 256 (21%)
  • 26 to 352 (6.9%)
  • 36 to 455 (17%)
  • 46 to 555 (17%)
  • 56 to 654 (14%)
  • Not recorded2 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider21 (72%)
  • Pedestrian5 (17%)
  • Passenger3 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car33 (87%)
  • Motorcycle2 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (2.6%)
  • Minibus1 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 2014.

Collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Shetland Islands in 2014

Lerwick North and Bressay, Shetland Islands, ZE1 0LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Shetland Islands in 2014, with 6 collisions.

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 2014

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2014: 10, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA970101301
2ndA9694400
3rdA9682201
4thA9711300
5thB90741110

Towns in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2014

Lerwick had 8 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2014

ZE1 and ZE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Shetland Islands in 2014, with 12 each.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2014

Of the 24 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2014, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2014.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years