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Shetland Islands road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8 road traffic collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2025, and 11 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 4 were serious.

Collisions were down 33% on 2024 (12), and casualties fell from 13.

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

Collisions in 2025
8
Down 33% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
Down 15% on 2024
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
4
50% of collisions

Crash severity in the Shetland Islands in 2025

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious450%
  • Slight450%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious436%
  • Slight764%

Shetland Islands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Shetland Islands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 56 in 1998. 2025 is highlighted, with 8, down 33% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2 (25%)
  • Tuesday2 (25%)
  • Wednesday1 (13%)
  • Thursday2 (25%)
  • Saturday1 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:590 (0%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594 (50%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:590 (0%)

Collisions by month

  • April1 (13%)
  • May1 (13%)
  • June1 (13%)
  • July1 (13%)
  • September1 (13%)
  • October1 (13%)
  • December2 (25%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7 (88%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (25%)

Road surface

  • Dry5 (63%)
  • Wet or damp3 (38%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph3 (38%)
  • 50 mph1 (13%)
  • 60 mph4 (50%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant7 (64%)
  • Cyclist1 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist1 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian1 (9.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (9.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 204 (36%)
  • 26 to 351 (9.1%)
  • 36 to 451 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 652 (18%)
  • Over 753 (27%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider5 (45%)
  • Passenger5 (45%)
  • Pedestrian1 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car8 (73%)
  • Motorcycle1 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (9.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (9.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Shetland Islands in 2025

Map of the last 8 crashes of 2025 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.

  • 8 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

How the Shetland Islands ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Shetland Islands had fewer road collisions than 348 of them in 2025.

Collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
349th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
347th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Shetland Islands in 2025

Lerwick North and Bressay, Shetland Islands, ZE1 0LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Shetland Islands in 2025, with 1 collision.

Roads in the Shetland Islands with the most crashes in 2025

The A970 had the most collisions in the Shetland Islands in 2025: 3, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Shetland Islands, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9703402
2ndA9691100
3rdA9711101

Towns in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2025

Lerwick had 4 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in the Shetland Islands: crashes in 2025

ZE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Shetland Islands in 2025: 5.

Latest crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2025

Of the 8 crashes in the Shetland Islands in 2025, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 11 December 2025.

Severity

Shetland Islands road accidents in other years