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Shetland Islands road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 26 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2016, and 37 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 5 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2015 (25), and casualties rose from 33.

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

Collisions in 2016
26
Up 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
37
Up 12% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
5
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 2016

None of the collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2016 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%
  • Slight2181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious514%
  • Slight3286%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 2016 is highlighted, with 26, up 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (12%)
  • Tuesday6 (23%)
  • Thursday6 (23%)
  • Friday5 (19%)
  • Saturday3 (12%)
  • Sunday3 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (12%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593 (12%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (15%)
  • March3 (12%)
  • April3 (12%)
  • May3 (12%)
  • June1 (3.8%)
  • August5 (19%)
  • October2 (7.7%)
  • November3 (12%)
  • December2 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds20 (77%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (7.7%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (7.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (3.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry15 (58%)
  • Wet or damp9 (35%)
  • Frost or ice1 (3.8%)
  • Snow1 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph5 (19%)
  • 40 mph1 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph18 (69%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway24 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant27 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (16%)
  • Pedestrian2 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist1 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant1 (2.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 152 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 209 (24%)
  • 21 to 254 (11%)
  • 26 to 357 (19%)
  • 36 to 453 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 552 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 653 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 753 (8.1%)
  • Over 753 (8.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider27 (73%)
  • Passenger8 (22%)
  • Pedestrian2 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car29 (78%)
  • Motorcycle5 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 347 of them in 2016.

Collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
347th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Shetland Islands in 2016

Lerwick North and Bressay, Shetland Islands, ZE1 0LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Shetland Islands in 2016, with 3 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 2016

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2016: 16, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA970162303
2ndA9712200
3rdA9681200
4thA9691100
5thB90741100
6thB90761300

Towns in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2016

Lerwick had 3 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2016

ZE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Shetland Islands in 2016: 19.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years