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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,396 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1982, and 2,979 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 884 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1981 (2,511), and casualties fell from 3,113.

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

Collisions in 1982
2,396
Down 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
2,979
Down 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
43
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
884
37% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1982

1.8% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1982 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal431.8%
  • Serious88437%
  • Slight1,46961%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal441.5%
  • Serious1,01334%
  • Slight1,92265%

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. 1982 is highlighted, with 2,396, down 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday319 (13%)
  • Tuesday316 (13%)
  • Wednesday316 (13%)
  • Thursday393 (16%)
  • Friday435 (18%)
  • Saturday369 (15%)
  • Sunday248 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59127 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5937 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59201 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59320 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59441 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59607 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59371 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59292 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January146 (6.1%)
  • February145 (6.1%)
  • March228 (9.5%)
  • April198 (8.3%)
  • May197 (8.2%)
  • June198 (8.3%)
  • July169 (7.1%)
  • August221 (9.2%)
  • September221 (9.2%)
  • October230 (9.6%)
  • November232 (9.7%)
  • December211 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,628 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit731 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,809 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds380 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds69 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds45 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other59 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,520 (63%)
  • Wet or damp781 (33%)
  • Frost or ice79 (3.3%)
  • Snow10 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,064 (86%)
  • 40 mph201 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph103 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph20 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,034 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway229 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout80 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,015 (34%)
  • Pedestrian838 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist477 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant256 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist205 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant95 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant64 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 576 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10149 (5%)
  • 11 to 15192 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20629 (21%)
  • 21 to 25402 (13%)
  • 26 to 35407 (14%)
  • 36 to 45287 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 55258 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 65241 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 75201 (6.7%)
  • Over 75137 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,276 (43%)
  • Passenger865 (29%)
  • Pedestrian838 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,248 (59%)
  • Motorcycle469 (12%)
  • Bus or coach363 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes246 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle217 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes120 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car94 (2.5%)
  • Minibus23 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle21 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 7th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
7th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1982

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1982: 253, including 5 fatal and 80 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8253305580
2ndA90117163355
3rdA7101127037
4thA702101122234
5thA718099227
6thA707993028
7thA7207487432
8thA172100020
9thA1996283121
10thA9005664118
11thA9025269018
12thA9014547116
13thA60954256219
14thB9004148216
15thA7013449117
16thB90852936016
17thA682737011
18thA7002735110
19thB1350222707
20thB901192105

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1982

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1982: 2,166.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1982

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1982: 276.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1982, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years