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KW15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in the KW15 postcode district, Orkney Islands, from 1997 to 2025, and 403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 73 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1997
310
2,509th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
403
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
12 people killed
Serious collisions
73
87 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for KW15

Collisions by severity, 1997 to 2025

  • Fatal113.5%
  • Serious7324%
  • Slight22673%

What the data shows

  • KW15 had 61 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 113 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in KW15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 49 children under 16 were killed or injured in KW15, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in KW15.

Where KW15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,509th
Most casualties
2,529th
Most fatal collisions
2,396th
Most serious collisions
2,527th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (10%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (19%)
  • Friday47 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (16%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 20 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph156 (50%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph136 (44%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (6.5%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Other13 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant228 (57%)
  • Pedestrian85 (21%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KW15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KW15, 1997 to 2025

Collisions in KW15 peaked at 25 in 1999; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202468
202311
202258
202177
202077
2019810
201879
201755
20161314
201567
201499
20131116
201258
201159
20101318
20091720
20081013
20071418
20062331
20051820
20042032
20031821
20022128
20011214
200079
19992540
199800
19971519

Map of recent crashes in KW15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KW15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KW15

The 24 most recent collisions in KW15 happened between 30 May 2020 and 4 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KW15

The A965 has the most collisions in KW15, 60 of 310 (19%), followed by the A960 (48).

Collisions in KW15 on each road, 1997 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9656094510
2ndA960485607
3rdA963364618
4thA961202517
5thA964202427

Council area for KW15

KW15 is in the Orkney Islands, where police recorded 1,401 collisions from 1979 to 2025. KW15 accounts for 22% of them.

Town in KW15

Of the 310 collisions in KW15, 155 (50%) were in Kirkwall.