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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,390 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1984, and 2,896 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 803 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1983 (2,382), and casualties rose from 2,861.

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

Collisions in 1984
2,390
Level with 1983
Casualties in 1984
2,896
Up 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
34
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
803
34% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1984

1.4% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1984 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal341.4%
  • Serious80334%
  • Slight1,55365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal341.2%
  • Serious86230%
  • Slight2,00069%

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. 1984 is highlighted, with 2,390, level with 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday322 (13%)
  • Tuesday356 (15%)
  • Wednesday328 (14%)
  • Thursday366 (15%)
  • Friday423 (18%)
  • Saturday366 (15%)
  • Sunday229 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59120 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59216 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59324 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59447 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59624 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59379 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59246 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January145 (6.1%)
  • February172 (7.2%)
  • March179 (7.5%)
  • April173 (7.2%)
  • May193 (8.1%)
  • June225 (9.4%)
  • July203 (8.5%)
  • August210 (8.8%)
  • September207 (8.7%)
  • October239 (10%)
  • November240 (10%)
  • December204 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,656 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit698 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,833 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds423 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other42 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,565 (65%)
  • Wet or damp764 (32%)
  • Frost or ice42 (1.8%)
  • Snow13 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,068 (87%)
  • 40 mph198 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph81 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph39 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,981 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway239 (10%)
  • Roundabout120 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant933 (32%)
  • Pedestrian818 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist400 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant298 (10%)
  • Cyclist274 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant77 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant48 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 581 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 10151 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 15191 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20550 (19%)
  • 21 to 25475 (16%)
  • 26 to 35416 (14%)
  • 36 to 45303 (10%)
  • 46 to 55223 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 65205 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 75167 (5.8%)
  • Over 75134 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,241 (43%)
  • Passenger837 (29%)
  • Pedestrian818 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,347 (60%)
  • Motorcycle427 (11%)
  • Bus or coach368 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle291 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes263 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car81 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle29 (0.7%)
  • Minibus25 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 8th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1984

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1984: 263, including 5 fatal and 70 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8263333570
2ndA90124175241
3rdA7123141139
4thA702100110030
5thA718296432
6thA177106322
7thA707590122
8thA9007483022
9thA7206681121
10thA1995873219
11thA9024346015
12thA683537010
13thA60953337112
14thB901313508
15thB9002931010
16thA7012834013
17thA901213107
18thB9085212629
19thB13502023011
20thA6106192005

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1984

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1984: 2,170.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1984

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1984: 218.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1984, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years