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A969 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 98 collisions on the A969 from 1979 to 2025, with 109 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 20 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A969, up from none in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
98
4,058th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
109
1.11 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
20
20 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the A969

On the A969, 2% of collisions were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious2020%
  • Slight7678%

Where the A969 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,058th
Most casualties
4,238th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,033rd

A969 accidents by year

Collisions on the A969 peaked at 6 in 1984 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A969, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202300
202200
202100
202000
201900
201800
201711
201611
201500
201444
201312
201244
201133
201022
200937
200811
200700
200611
200533
200400
200323
200211
200100
200023
199944
199812
199722
199644
199544
199400
199355
199233
199122
199022
198944
198833
198722
198622
198522
198466
198322
198244
198157
198067
197955

When crashes happen on the A969

Tuesday has the most collisions on the A969 (18), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (30).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (12%)
  • Tuesday18 (18%)
  • Wednesday13 (13%)
  • Thursday16 (16%)
  • Friday16 (16%)
  • Saturday15 (15%)
  • Sunday8 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am7 (7.1%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am3 (3.1%)
  • 9am to noon13 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm17 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm30 (31%)
  • 6pm to 9pm19 (19%)
  • 9pm to midnight9 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (6.1%)
  • February1 (1%)
  • March8 (8.2%)
  • April6 (6.1%)
  • May15 (15%)
  • June7 (7.1%)
  • July6 (6.1%)
  • August12 (12%)
  • September6 (6.1%)
  • October9 (9.2%)
  • November14 (14%)
  • December8 (8.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight68 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A969 crashes

On the A969, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 67% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (100%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds74 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry66 (67%)
  • Wet or damp32 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway94 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)
  • Roundabout1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A969 crashes

Pedestrians make up 50% of the people killed or injured on the A969, followed by car occupants (28%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian55 (50%)
  • Car occupant31 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (18%)
  • Cyclist2 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car100 (74%)
  • Motorcycle21 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 158 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2031 (28%)
  • 21 to 2516 (15%)
  • 26 to 3510 (9.2%)
  • 36 to 4513 (12%)
  • 46 to 555 (4.6%)
  • 56 to 658 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 755 (4.6%)
  • Over 758 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian55 (50%)
  • Driver or rider46 (42%)
  • Passenger8 (7.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A969

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A969

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A969 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A969 were recorded in 2 council areas. Winchester has the most, with 56, followed by Shetland Islands (40).

Collisions on the A969 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWinchester5659116
2ndShetland Islands404804

A969 crashes by town

Of the 98 collisions on the A969, 38 were in the built-up area of Lerwick.

Recent crashes on the A969

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A969, from 16 July 2005 to 3 December 2025.

Severity