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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,352 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1985, and 2,892 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 717 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (2,390), and casualties fell from 2,896.

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

Collisions in 1985
2,352
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
2,892
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
34
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
717
30% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1985

1.4% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1985 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal341.4%
  • Serious71730%
  • Slight1,60168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal381.3%
  • Serious80328%
  • Slight2,05171%

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. 1985 is highlighted, with 2,352, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday326 (14%)
  • Tuesday330 (14%)
  • Wednesday317 (13%)
  • Thursday349 (15%)
  • Friday424 (18%)
  • Saturday374 (16%)
  • Sunday232 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59121 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5945 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59198 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59360 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59438 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59600 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59351 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59239 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January141 (6%)
  • February155 (6.6%)
  • March174 (7.4%)
  • April179 (7.6%)
  • May171 (7.3%)
  • June214 (9.1%)
  • July186 (7.9%)
  • August256 (11%)
  • September221 (9.4%)
  • October196 (8.3%)
  • November231 (9.8%)
  • December228 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,648 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit669 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,726 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds465 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other61 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,454 (62%)
  • Wet or damp829 (35%)
  • Frost or ice50 (2.1%)
  • Snow12 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph2,065 (88%)
  • 40 mph165 (7%)
  • 60 mph71 (3%)
  • 70 mph46 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,947 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway229 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout126 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant970 (34%)
  • Pedestrian819 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist369 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant342 (12%)
  • Cyclist231 (8%)
  • Van occupant87 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 572 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 10129 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 15211 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20534 (18%)
  • 21 to 25426 (15%)
  • 26 to 35420 (15%)
  • 36 to 45286 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 55260 (9%)
  • 56 to 65232 (8%)
  • 66 to 75164 (5.7%)
  • Over 75158 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,174 (41%)
  • Passenger899 (31%)
  • Pedestrian819 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,328 (61%)
  • Motorcycle389 (10%)
  • Bus or coach374 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes261 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle242 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes104 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car91 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle21 (0.5%)
  • Minibus15 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 7th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1985

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1985: 256, including 5 fatal and 75 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8256316575
2ndA7136156137
3rdA702110127027
4thA90101156131
5thA707998228
6thA17599522
7thA717599225
8thA72070113118
9thA9005761023
10thA60955064018
11thA9024453017
12thA683742010
13thA199334409
14thB9003033010
15thA701253406
16thA901242515
17thA7002328010
18thB901232507
19thB9085232408
20thB1350141716

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1985

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1985: 2,128.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1985

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1985: 216.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1985, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years