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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,382 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1983, and 2,861 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 826 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1982 (2,396), and casualties fell from 2,979.

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

Collisions in 1983
2,382
Down 1% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
2,861
Down 4% on 1982
Fatal collisions
36
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
826
35% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1983

1.5% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1983 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal361.5%
  • Serious82635%
  • Slight1,52064%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal371.3%
  • Serious90131%
  • Slight1,92367%

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. 1983 is highlighted, with 2,382, down 1% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday321 (13%)
  • Tuesday318 (13%)
  • Wednesday344 (14%)
  • Thursday366 (15%)
  • Friday420 (18%)
  • Saturday393 (16%)
  • Sunday220 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5998 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5931 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59222 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59324 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59434 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59625 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59375 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59273 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January181 (7.6%)
  • February160 (6.7%)
  • March175 (7.3%)
  • April194 (8.1%)
  • May220 (9.2%)
  • June172 (7.2%)
  • July175 (7.3%)
  • August222 (9.3%)
  • September217 (9.1%)
  • October229 (9.6%)
  • November199 (8.4%)
  • December238 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,671 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit678 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,788 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds410 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds66 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Other51 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,584 (66%)
  • Wet or damp754 (32%)
  • Frost or ice33 (1.4%)
  • Snow6 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,093 (88%)
  • 40 mph177 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph95 (4%)
  • 70 mph15 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,958 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway250 (10%)
  • Roundabout113 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian871 (30%)
  • Car occupant846 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist414 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant337 (12%)
  • Cyclist238 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant66 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant56 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 579 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 10144 (5%)
  • 11 to 15221 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20517 (18%)
  • 21 to 25382 (13%)
  • 26 to 35411 (14%)
  • 36 to 45303 (11%)
  • 46 to 55263 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 65234 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 75166 (5.8%)
  • Over 75141 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,155 (40%)
  • Pedestrian871 (30%)
  • Passenger835 (29%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,175 (58%)
  • Motorcycle431 (12%)
  • Bus or coach380 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle250 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes242 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car107 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes99 (2.7%)
  • Minibus24 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 7th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1983

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1983: 257, including 4 fatal and 73 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8257320473
2ndA7138151250
3rdA702110124237
4thA90110143333
5thA182112229
6thA717188032
7thA7207192228
8thA706995129
9thA9006578019
10thA9025870128
11thB900383919
12thA60953641116
13thA701323604
14thB901293419
15thA1992841012
16thA682631111
17thA7002640012
18thA901263116
19thB9085192406
20thB1350161806

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1983

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1983: 2,163.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1983

EH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1983: 226.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1983, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years