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A963 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 80 collisions on the A963 from 1979 to 2022, with 94 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 29 serious, and 1 person was killed.

The last recorded collision on the A963 was on 25 November 2022.

Collisions since 1979
80
4,242nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
94
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
29
31 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
25 Nov 2022
Busiest year
2005
5 collisions

Crash severity on the A963

On the A963, 1.3% of collisions were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2022

  • Fatal11.3%
  • Serious2936%
  • Slight5063%

Where the A963 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,242nd
Most casualties
4,357th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
3,658th

A963 accidents by year

Collisions on the A963 peaked at 5 in 2005, and none have been recorded since 2022.

Collisions and casualties on the A963, 1979 to 2022

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202211
202111
202011
201922
201811
201711
201611
201500
201400
201322
201211
201112
201011
200900
200811
200711
200611
200556
200412
200358
200224
200122
200000
199946
199833
199711
199622
199522
199411
199311
199211
199122
199011
198956
198811
198744
198611
198533
198433
198323
198244
198111
198046
197933

When crashes happen on the A963

Friday has the most collisions on the A963 (20), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (20).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (7.5%)
  • Tuesday11 (14%)
  • Wednesday10 (13%)
  • Thursday10 (13%)
  • Friday20 (25%)
  • Saturday15 (19%)
  • Sunday8 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am6 (7.5%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am6 (7.5%)
  • 9am to noon4 (5%)
  • Noon to 3pm20 (25%)
  • 3pm to 6pm14 (18%)
  • 6pm to 9pm18 (23%)
  • 9pm to midnight12 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (5%)
  • February10 (13%)
  • March7 (8.8%)
  • April5 (6.3%)
  • May6 (7.5%)
  • June7 (8.8%)
  • July7 (8.8%)
  • August5 (6.3%)
  • September6 (7.5%)
  • October4 (5%)
  • November11 (14%)
  • December8 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight48 (60%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A963 crashes

On the A963, 94% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 54% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph75 (94%)
  • 60 mph5 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds46 (57%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (23%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (7.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3.8%)
  • Other7 (8.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry43 (54%)
  • Wet or damp33 (41%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3.8%)
  • Snow1 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway73 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (5%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A963 crashes

Car occupants make up 34% of the people killed or injured on the A963, followed by pedestrians (28%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant32 (34%)
  • Pedestrian26 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (20%)
  • Cyclist12 (13%)
  • Van occupant3 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car83 (64%)
  • Motorcycle18 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 157 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2034 (36%)
  • 21 to 256 (6.4%)
  • 26 to 3513 (14%)
  • 36 to 458 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 556 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 657 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 755 (5.3%)
  • Over 753 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider55 (59%)
  • Pedestrian26 (28%)
  • Passenger13 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A963

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A963

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A963 crashes by council area

Of the 80 collisions on the A963, 79 were in Orkney Islands.

Collisions on the A963 in each area, 1979 to 2022
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stOrkney Islands7993129

A963 crashes by town

Of the 80 collisions on the A963, 32 were in the built-up area of Kirkwall.

Latest recorded crashes on the A963

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A963, from 7 September 2003 to 25 November 2022.

Severity