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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,144 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1986, and 2,601 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 693 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1985 (2,352), and casualties fell from 2,892.

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

Collisions in 1986
2,144
Down 9% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
2,601
Down 10% on 1985
Fatal collisions
35
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
693
32% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1986

1.6% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1986 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal351.6%
  • Serious69332%
  • Slight1,41666%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal391.5%
  • Serious76529%
  • Slight1,79769%

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. 1986 is highlighted, with 2,144, down 9% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday286 (13%)
  • Tuesday334 (16%)
  • Wednesday311 (15%)
  • Thursday324 (15%)
  • Friday370 (17%)
  • Saturday320 (15%)
  • Sunday199 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5997 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5942 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59202 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59323 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59388 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59575 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59326 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59191 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January174 (8.1%)
  • February142 (6.6%)
  • March166 (7.7%)
  • April167 (7.8%)
  • May170 (7.9%)
  • June179 (8.3%)
  • July149 (6.9%)
  • August183 (8.5%)
  • September162 (7.6%)
  • October222 (10%)
  • November206 (9.6%)
  • December224 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,483 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit636 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,548 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds386 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds71 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds39 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other49 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,293 (60%)
  • Wet or damp767 (36%)
  • Frost or ice52 (2.4%)
  • Snow29 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,882 (88%)
  • 40 mph150 (7%)
  • 60 mph67 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph44 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,816 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (8%)
  • Roundabout111 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant871 (33%)
  • Pedestrian817 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist287 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant245 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist192 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant102 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant55 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 577 (3%)
  • 6 to 10131 (5%)
  • 11 to 15150 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20413 (16%)
  • 21 to 25391 (15%)
  • 26 to 35447 (17%)
  • 36 to 45284 (11%)
  • 46 to 55219 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 65215 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 75150 (5.8%)
  • Over 75124 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,039 (40%)
  • Pedestrian817 (31%)
  • Passenger745 (29%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,099 (62%)
  • Motorcycle311 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach285 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes279 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle205 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes97 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car95 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.6%)
  • Minibus11 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 8th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
11th
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 1986

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1986: 177, including 2 fatal and 47 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8177219247
2ndA90121164443
3rdA7111126132
4thA717895227
5thA7027588023
6thA7207283125
7thA706475221
8thA9026479324
9thA9006266121
10thA16075226
11thA1994857014
12thA60953548118
13thA683238013
14thA701284106
15thA901283517
16thB900252908
17thB901222506
18thB9085222308
19thA700212708
20thB701161605

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1986

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1986: 1,933.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1986

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1986: 230.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1986, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years