Official DfT STATS19 Data
Shetland Islands Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Shetland Islands from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 52 collisions, ranked #349 of 350 UK local authorities.
52
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
3
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
24
Serious
hospital-level injuries
67
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 2023 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Shetland 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)
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Other UK Areas
See Shetland 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
Shetland Islands — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Shetland Islands?
Shetland Islands recorded 52 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 3 fatal and 24 serious collisions, with 67 total casualties. It ranks #349 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Shetland 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.