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Shetland Islands road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2022, and 9 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 4 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2021 (8), and casualties fell from 10.

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

Collisions in 2022
6
Down 25% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
9
Down 10% on 2021
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
4
67% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 2022

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious467%
  • Slight233%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious444%
  • Slight556%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 2022 is highlighted, with 6, down 25% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 6
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1 (17%)
  • Tuesday1 (17%)
  • Wednesday1 (17%)
  • Friday1 (17%)
  • Saturday2 (33%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592 (33%)
  • 15:00 to 17:590 (0%)
  • 18:00 to 20:590 (0%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (33%)

Collisions by month

  • February2 (33%)
  • May1 (17%)
  • July2 (33%)
  • October1 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (33%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3 (50%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (17%)
  • Raining, no high winds1 (17%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (17%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp3 (50%)
  • Dry2 (33%)
  • Snow1 (17%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 60 mph6 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant8 (89%)
  • Motorcyclist1 (11%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 204 (44%)
  • 21 to 252 (22%)
  • 26 to 351 (11%)
  • 46 to 551 (11%)
  • 56 to 651 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Passenger5 (56%)
  • Driver or rider4 (44%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car7 (70%)
  • Motorcycle1 (10%)
  • Other vehicle1 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 2022

Map of the last 6 crashes of 2022 in the Shetland Islands

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 6 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Shetland Islands ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 349 of them in 2022.

Collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 2022

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2022: 4, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9704702
2ndA9711101
3rdB90761101

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2022

ZE2 had 6 collisions in 2022.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2022

Of the 6 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 4 October 2022.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years