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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,575 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1980, and 3,175 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 799 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1979 (2,514), and casualties fell from 3,256.

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

Collisions in 1980
2,575
Up 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
3,175
Down 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
39
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
799
31% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1980

1.5% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1980 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal391.5%
  • Serious79931%
  • Slight1,73767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal411.3%
  • Serious87928%
  • Slight2,25571%

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. 1980 is highlighted, with 2,575, up 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday370 (14%)
  • Tuesday358 (14%)
  • Wednesday341 (13%)
  • Thursday408 (16%)
  • Friday468 (18%)
  • Saturday389 (15%)
  • Sunday241 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59118 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59199 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59343 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59439 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59689 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59403 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59359 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January195 (7.6%)
  • February171 (6.6%)
  • March201 (7.8%)
  • April170 (6.6%)
  • May200 (7.8%)
  • June197 (7.7%)
  • July215 (8.3%)
  • August236 (9.2%)
  • September238 (9.2%)
  • October272 (11%)
  • November250 (9.7%)
  • December230 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,707 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit833 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,946 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds474 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds33 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.3%)
  • Other51 (2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,612 (63%)
  • Wet or damp907 (35%)
  • Frost or ice35 (1.4%)
  • Snow18 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,311 (90%)
  • 40 mph169 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph57 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph33 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,284 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway203 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road60 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout27 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,091 (34%)
  • Pedestrian898 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist526 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant226 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist208 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant124 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant57 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 587 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 10178 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 15225 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20687 (22%)
  • 21 to 25439 (14%)
  • 26 to 35477 (15%)
  • 36 to 45266 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 55276 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 65230 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 75200 (6.3%)
  • Over 75110 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,363 (43%)
  • Passenger914 (29%)
  • Pedestrian898 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,430 (59%)
  • Motorcycle546 (13%)
  • Bus or coach368 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes301 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle214 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car115 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes106 (2.6%)
  • Minibus26 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle25 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in the City of Edinburgh

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the City of Edinburgh ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 6th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
6th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1980

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1980: 240, including 4 fatal and 76 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8240286476
2ndA7150198250
3rdA702111130140
4thA9099131126
5thA72091120228
6thA7088108226
7thA16688219
8thA716576024
9thA9006068012
10thA9024860316
11thA60954351021
12thA9013844312
13thA683754010
14thB900364609
15thB90853645111
16thA199343608
17thA7013139110
18thB901304013
19thA700212718
20thB701192508

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1980

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1980: 2,361.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1980

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1980: 271.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1980, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years