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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,043 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1987, and 2,498 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 591 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1986 (2,144), and casualties fell from 2,601.

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

Collisions in 1987
2,043
Down 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
2,498
Down 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
38
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
591
29% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1987

1.9% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1987 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal381.9%
  • Serious59129%
  • Slight1,41469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal381.5%
  • Serious66427%
  • Slight1,79672%

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. 1987 is highlighted, with 2,043, down 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday278 (14%)
  • Tuesday295 (14%)
  • Wednesday283 (14%)
  • Thursday324 (16%)
  • Friday356 (17%)
  • Saturday301 (15%)
  • Sunday206 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59108 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5939 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59194 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59275 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59383 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59523 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59315 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59206 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (5.2%)
  • February155 (7.6%)
  • March162 (7.9%)
  • April147 (7.2%)
  • May172 (8.4%)
  • June170 (8.3%)
  • July153 (7.5%)
  • August188 (9.2%)
  • September198 (9.7%)
  • October210 (10%)
  • November190 (9.3%)
  • December192 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,432 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit568 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,613 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds358 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.2%)
  • Other40 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,406 (69%)
  • Wet or damp588 (29%)
  • Frost or ice34 (1.7%)
  • Snow10 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,764 (86%)
  • 40 mph158 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph62 (3%)
  • 70 mph57 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,655 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway207 (10%)
  • Roundabout135 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant855 (34%)
  • Pedestrian746 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist278 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant258 (10%)
  • Cyclist219 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant56 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant47 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 569 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 10131 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 15158 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20385 (15%)
  • 21 to 25388 (16%)
  • 26 to 35408 (16%)
  • 36 to 45278 (11%)
  • 46 to 55201 (8%)
  • 56 to 65168 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75164 (6.6%)
  • Over 75148 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,048 (42%)
  • Pedestrian746 (30%)
  • Passenger704 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,044 (62%)
  • Bus or coach318 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle288 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle230 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes202 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car90 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle23 (0.7%)
  • Minibus14 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 8th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1987

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1987: 227, including 3 fatal and 62 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8227289362
2ndA7107146237
3rdA70294106137
4thA9089112321
5thA717199231
6thA705573212
7thA9005356111
8thA1487409
9thA9024552210
10thA7204458115
11thA60953240211
12thB900293506
13thA1992639012
14thB901263117
15thA68243018
16thA7012428112
17thB6415242907
18thA901212302
19thB7012129110
20thB9085202106

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1987

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1987: 1,823.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1987

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1987: 181.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1987, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years