Official DfT STATS19 Data
Orkney Islands Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Orkney Islands from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 55 collisions, ranked #348 of 350 UK local authorities.
55
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
7
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
23
Serious
hospital-level injuries
73
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 2021 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Orkney Islands
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
Compare
Other UK Areas
See Orkney Islands on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Orkney Islands — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Orkney Islands?
Orkney Islands recorded 55 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 7 fatal and 23 serious collisions, with 73 total casualties. It ranks #348 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Orkney Islands accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.