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Shetland Islands road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 25 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2015, and 33 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2014 (24), and casualties rose from 29.

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

Collisions in 2015
25
Up 4% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
33
Up 14% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
12% of collisions
Serious collisions
3
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 2015

12% of collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 4.5% and 21% in the Shetland Islands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal312%
  • Serious312%
  • Slight1976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal39.1%
  • Serious39.1%
  • Slight2782%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 2015 is highlighted, with 25, up 4% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 25
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2 (8%)
  • Tuesday3 (12%)
  • Wednesday5 (20%)
  • Thursday4 (16%)
  • Friday5 (20%)
  • Saturday3 (12%)
  • Sunday3 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:590 (0%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (12%)
  • February1 (4%)
  • March1 (4%)
  • April2 (8%)
  • May5 (20%)
  • June1 (4%)
  • July2 (8%)
  • August2 (8%)
  • September3 (12%)
  • November3 (12%)
  • December2 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight20 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds16 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (8%)
  • Not recorded1 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry12 (48%)
  • Wet or damp11 (44%)
  • Frost or ice1 (4%)
  • Snow1 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph7 (28%)
  • 40 mph1 (4%)
  • 50 mph3 (12%)
  • 60 mph14 (56%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway21 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant22 (67%)
  • Pedestrian5 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (12%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (3%)
  • Van occupant1 (3%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 151 (3%)
  • 16 to 203 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 253 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 355 (15%)
  • 36 to 454 (12%)
  • 46 to 554 (12%)
  • 56 to 654 (12%)
  • 66 to 754 (12%)
  • Over 753 (9.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider20 (61%)
  • Passenger8 (24%)
  • Pedestrian5 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car24 (71%)
  • Motorcycle4 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (12%)
  • Bus or coach1 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 2015.

Collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Shetland Islands in 2015

Lerwick North and Bressay, Shetland Islands, ZE1 0LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Shetland Islands in 2015, with 2 collisions.

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 2015

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2015: 19, including 3 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA970192733
2ndA9681100
3rdB90711100
4thB90741100
5thB9691100

Towns in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2015

Lerwick had 6 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2015

ZE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Shetland Islands in 2015: 15.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2015, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 17 December 2015.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years