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Shetland Islands road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 12 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2024, and 13 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious.

Collisions were down 33% on 2023 (18), and casualties fell from 24.

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

Collisions in 2024
12
Down 33% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
13
Down 46% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
8.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
4
33% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 2024

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal18.3%
  • Serious433%
  • Slight758%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal17.7%
  • Serious431%
  • Slight862%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 2024 is highlighted, with 12, down 33% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 12
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Tuesday5 (42%)
  • Thursday1 (8.3%)
  • Friday3 (25%)
  • Saturday3 (25%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (42%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:590 (0%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:590 (0%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591 (8.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • February1 (8.3%)
  • March2 (17%)
  • April1 (8.3%)
  • May3 (25%)
  • June1 (8.3%)
  • July1 (8.3%)
  • August1 (8.3%)
  • October1 (8.3%)
  • December1 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5 (42%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (33%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (25%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6 (50%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (17%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (17%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp6 (50%)
  • Dry5 (42%)
  • Snow1 (8.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph3 (25%)
  • 50 mph2 (17%)
  • 60 mph7 (58%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant9 (69%)
  • Cyclist1 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist1 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian1 (7.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (7.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 203 (23%)
  • 21 to 253 (23%)
  • 26 to 352 (15%)
  • 36 to 452 (15%)
  • 56 to 652 (15%)
  • 66 to 751 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11 (85%)
  • Passenger1 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian1 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car11 (69%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle1 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 2024

Map of the last 12 crashes of 2024 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.

  • 12 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

How the Shetland Islands ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 349 of them in 2024.

Collisions
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
350th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Shetland Islands in 2024

Lerwick North and Bressay, Shetland Islands, ZE1 0LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Shetland Islands in 2024, with 1 collision.

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 2024

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2024: 6, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9706611
2ndB90742201
3rdB90711101

Towns in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2024

Lerwick had 3 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2024

ZE2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Shetland Islands in 2024: 7.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2024

Of the 12 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2024, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2024.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years