Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 19 Mar 2025, 14:40
- A car and a mobility scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025991566850
Kirkwall East, Orkney Islands, KW15 1JN area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 115 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Kirkwall East ward, the Orkney Islands, from 2001 to 2025, with 130 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 22 were serious.
In 2025 there was 1 collision here, down from 3 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 115
- 7,067th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 130
- 1.13 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 1
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the KW15 1JN hotspot
24 of the 115 collisions here (21%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21.7%
- Serious2219%
- Slight9179%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 22
- Slightly injured
- 106
- All casualties
- 130
Accidents by year at the KW15 1JN hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 13 in 2005, against an average of 4.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the KW15 1JN hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 1
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 6 | 9 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 |
| 2005 | 13 | 14 |
| 2004 | 6 | 9 |
| 2003 | 10 | 13 |
| 2002 | 11 | 14 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
Map of crashes at the KW15 1JN hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near KW15 1JN.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Kirkwall East, Orkney Islands, KW15 1JN area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the KW15 1JN hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Kirkwall East
- Council area
- the Orkney Islands
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- KW15 1JN
- Postcode district
- KW15
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 58.98012, -2.95899
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 24 of 25
- Latest collision
- 19 March 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 7,067th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the KW15 1JN hotspot
114 of the 115 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Kirkwall.
All 115 crashes at the KW15 1JN hotspot
Newest first, from 24 April 2001 to 19 March 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Citroen Relay crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 7 Dec 2024, 21:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991527536
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A960 in the Orkney Islands, 4 Dec 2024, 10:01
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991526404
- Slight
Citroen Relay crash on the A960 in the Orkney Islands, 26 Feb 2024, 10:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024991414220
- Serious
Volkswagen Transporter crash on the A963 in the Orkney Islands, 25 Nov 2022, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022991247017
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A960 in the Orkney Islands, 6 Nov 2021, 18:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991106840
- Serious
Vauxhall Meriva crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 11 Sep 2021, 17:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991086612
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 11 Jul 2021, 00:20
- Volkswagen Golf, Vauxhall Astra and Vauxhall Corsa
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991065128
- Serious
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 11 Jun 2021, 08:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991058197
- Fatal
Smart Forfour crash on the A963 in the Orkney Islands, 19 May 2021, 16:06
- Smart Forfour and Audi S3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991047050
- Slight
Van crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 26 Feb 2021, 14:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021991024282
- Serious
Peugeot 307 crash on the A963 in the Orkney Islands, 27 May 2020, 17:44
- Peugeot 307, 2 cars, a bicycle and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990954666
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on the B9054 in the Orkney Islands, 15 Feb 2020, 12:45
- Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020990934732
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 13 Jul 2019, 20:47
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019910857308
- Slight
Car crash on the A963 in the Orkney Islands, 18 Feb 2019, 13:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201991SNK1681
- Slight
Van crash on the A963 in the Orkney Islands, 12 Feb 2019, 13:15
- A van and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201991SNK1617
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 8 Nov 2018, 18:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201891SNK3246
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the A963 in the Orkney Islands, 6 Oct 2018, 12:10
- Honda Civic and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201891SNK1820
- Slight
Optare Solo crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 11 Apr 2018, 11:30
- 2 Optare Solos, Volkswagen Golf and Vauxhall Corsa
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201891SNK1169
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 18 Mar 2018, 02:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201891SNK0613
- Serious
Volvo V70 crash on the A960 in the Orkney Islands, 12 Oct 2017, 10:10
- Volvo V70 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201791NK03111
- Serious
Citroen Xsara crash on the A963 in the Orkney Islands, 15 Feb 2017, 17:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201791NK00468
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A960 in the Orkney Islands, 14 Dec 2016, 18:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201691NK03831
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 28 May 2016, 13:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201691NK01547
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 18 Feb 2016, 06:15
- Renault Megane and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201691NK00484
- Serious
Smart Fortwo crash on the A963 in the Orkney Islands, 27 Jan 2016, 17:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201691NK00288
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A960 in the Orkney Islands, 21 Jan 2016, 17:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201691NK00213
- Slight
Vauxhall Omega crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 11 Jan 2016, 16:00
- Vauxhall Omega and a minibus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201691NK00099
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A960 in the Orkney Islands, 3 Sep 2015, 13:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201591NK03763
- Slight
Ford C-Max crash on the A961 in the Orkney Islands, 10 Dec 2014, 09:45
- Ford C-Max and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201491NK05335
- Slight
Car crash on the A960 in the Orkney Islands, 23 Apr 2014, 16:00
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201491NK02167
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A960 in the Orkney Islands, 17 Apr 2014, 13:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201491NK02043
- Slight
Vauxhall Meriva crash on the A960 in the Orkney Islands, 6 Mar 2014, 10:50
- Vauxhall Meriva and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201491NK01311
- Slight
Lorry crash on the B9054 in the Orkney Islands, 10 Feb 2014, 14:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201491NK00783
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 19 Nov 2013, 08:30
- Citroen C1 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201391NK05940
- Slight
Peugeot 307 crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 29 Oct 2013, 17:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201391NK05590
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 10 Oct 2013, 19:15
- Ford Mondeo and Derbi GPR 50
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201391NK05277
- Serious
Vauxhall Meriva crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 26 Sep 2013, 11:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201391NK05007
- Slight
Van crash on the A963 in the Orkney Islands, 5 Feb 2013, 08:00
- A van and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201391NK00802
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the A960 in the Orkney Islands, 8 Oct 2012, 12:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201291NK05059
- Fatal
Volkswagen Passat crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 2 Jun 2012, 20:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201291NK02671
- Serious
Vauxhall Agila crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 9 Dec 2011, 15:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201191NK05868
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the A965 in the Orkney Islands, 4 May 2011, 08:30
- Renault Megane and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201191NK02361
- Slight
Peugeot 306 crash on the A963 in the Orkney Islands, 10 Feb 2011, 08:50
- Peugeot 306 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201191NK00933
- Slight
Taxi crash on the A963 in the Orkney Islands, 13 Dec 2010, 20:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201091NK06242
- Slight
MG ZR crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 5 Nov 2010, 20:10
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 201091NK05608
- Serious
ERF crash on the A964 in the Orkney Islands, 27 Sep 2010, 16:00
- ERF and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201091NK04839
- Serious
Volkswagen Caddy crash on an unclassified road in the Orkney Islands, 13 Jul 2010, 09:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201091NK03455