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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,514 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1979, and 3,256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 736 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 74,538 collisions in the City of Edinburgh.

Collisions in 1979
2,514
Casualties in 1979
3,256
Fatal collisions
39
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
736
29% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1979

1.6% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1979 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal391.6%
  • Serious73629%
  • Slight1,73969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal391.2%
  • Serious80825%
  • Slight2,40974%

City of Edinburgh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the City of Edinburgh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,575 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 2,514.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025469593
2024481610
2023450552
2022507615
2021482576
2020436506
2019728877
2018768940
20179071,083
20161,1431,348
20151,1111,323
20141,2591,471
20131,1591,369
20121,1631,372
20111,1811,372
20101,1791,394
20091,1931,403
20081,2991,548
20071,3321,591
20061,4441,735
20051,4041,708
20041,5441,789
20031,4611,741
20021,6601,982
20011,7742,137
20001,8912,366
19991,9382,373
19982,0592,446
19971,9872,408
19962,0142,454
19951,8552,209
19942,0772,496
19931,9652,332
19922,0932,538
19912,1112,555
19902,2642,749
19892,3062,766
19882,1372,567
19872,0432,498
19862,1442,601
19852,3522,892
19842,3902,896
19832,3822,861
19822,3962,979
19812,5113,113
19802,5753,175
19792,5143,256

When and where crashes happen in the City of Edinburgh in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday330 (13%)
  • Tuesday338 (13%)
  • Wednesday366 (15%)
  • Thursday407 (16%)
  • Friday457 (18%)
  • Saturday379 (15%)
  • Sunday237 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59118 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59209 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59339 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59398 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59659 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59384 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59372 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January148 (5.9%)
  • February185 (7.4%)
  • March194 (7.7%)
  • April172 (6.8%)
  • May214 (8.5%)
  • June202 (8%)
  • July224 (8.9%)
  • August258 (10%)
  • September225 (8.9%)
  • October257 (10%)
  • November255 (10%)
  • December180 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,694 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit786 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,902 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds399 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds53 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other121 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,563 (62%)
  • Wet or damp802 (32%)
  • Frost or ice97 (3.9%)
  • Snow47 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2,307 (92%)
  • 40 mph116 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph54 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph35 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,275 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway195 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,108 (34%)
  • Pedestrian825 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist509 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant405 (12%)
  • Cyclist189 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant110 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant50 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5102 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10197 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 15203 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20692 (21%)
  • 21 to 25448 (14%)
  • 26 to 35480 (15%)
  • 36 to 45273 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 55280 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 65250 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 75204 (6.3%)
  • Over 75127 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,338 (41%)
  • Passenger1,093 (34%)
  • Pedestrian825 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,292 (57%)
  • Motorcycle526 (13%)
  • Bus or coach396 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes291 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle206 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes137 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car106 (2.6%)
  • Minibus26 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle26 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in the City of Edinburgh

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the City of Edinburgh ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 7th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
7th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1979

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1979: 218, including 66 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8218282066
2ndA7143177235
3rdA702114140026
4thA9086118127
5thA7184110125
6thA181107426
7thA7080106126
8thA7206785126
9thA9026277018
10thA9006168019
11thA1994352015
12thA901435406
13thB9014251011
14thA683650411
15thA6095354809
16thB900354409
17thB90852633012
18thA7002331010
19thA701226615
20thB701202127

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1979

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1979: 2,332.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1979

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1979: 218.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1979, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years