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ZE1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in the ZE1 postcode district, Shetland Islands, from 1996 to 2025, and 389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 53 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1996
287
2,522nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
389
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
53
59 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for ZE1

Collisions by severity, 1996 to 2025

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious5318%
  • Slight22779%

What the data shows

  • ZE1 had 44 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 61% fewer than the 113 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in ZE1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 40 children under 16 were killed or injured in ZE1, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 47% of collisions in ZE1.

Where ZE1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,522nd
Most casualties
2,534th
Most fatal collisions
2,498th
Most serious collisions
2,574th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (11%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday49 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph181 (63%)
  • 40 mph24 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph78 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant230 (59%)
  • Pedestrian87 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ZE1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ZE1, 1996 to 2025

Collisions in ZE1 peaked at 18 in 2009; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202557
202445
202378
202200
202123
202055
201968
201855
201746
201666
20151013
20141213
20131328
20121217
20111417
2010812
20091825
200845
20071316
2006913
20051518
2004915
20031118
20021316
2001911
20001219
19991216
19981827
19971719
19961418

Map of recent crashes in ZE1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ZE1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ZE1

The 24 most recent collisions in ZE1 happened between 5 December 2019 and 3 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ZE1

The A970 has the most collisions in ZE1, 114 of 287 (40%), followed by the A969 (39).

Collisions in ZE1 on each road, 1996 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA970114167524
2ndA969394704
3rdB9074121902

Council area for ZE1

ZE1 is in the Shetland Islands, where police recorded 866 collisions from 1979 to 2025. ZE1 accounts for 33% of them.

Town in ZE1

Of the 287 collisions in ZE1, 179 (62%) were in Lerwick.