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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,137 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1988, and 2,567 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 621 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1987 (2,043), and casualties rose from 2,498.

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

Collisions in 1988
2,137
Up 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
2,567
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
38
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
621
29% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1988

1.8% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1988 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal381.8%
  • Serious62129%
  • Slight1,47869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal381.5%
  • Serious66426%
  • Slight1,86573%

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. 1988 is highlighted, with 2,137, up 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday321 (15%)
  • Tuesday311 (15%)
  • Wednesday302 (14%)
  • Thursday375 (18%)
  • Friday378 (18%)
  • Saturday269 (13%)
  • Sunday181 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5981 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59203 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59362 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59429 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59550 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59311 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59174 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January188 (8.8%)
  • February151 (7.1%)
  • March152 (7.1%)
  • April154 (7.2%)
  • May160 (7.5%)
  • June157 (7.3%)
  • July209 (9.8%)
  • August197 (9.2%)
  • September168 (7.9%)
  • October188 (8.8%)
  • November216 (10%)
  • December197 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,592 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit520 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,692 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds326 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds50 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other32 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,448 (68%)
  • Wet or damp658 (31%)
  • Frost or ice27 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,860 (87%)
  • 40 mph170 (8%)
  • 60 mph61 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph46 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,741 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway207 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout147 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant861 (34%)
  • Pedestrian753 (29%)
  • Bus or coach occupant295 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist275 (11%)
  • Cyclist206 (8%)
  • Van occupant79 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 578 (3%)
  • 6 to 10122 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 15146 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20369 (14%)
  • 21 to 25442 (17%)
  • 26 to 35439 (17%)
  • 36 to 45286 (11%)
  • 46 to 55207 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 65206 (8%)
  • 66 to 75141 (5.5%)
  • Over 75131 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,072 (42%)
  • Pedestrian753 (29%)
  • Passenger742 (29%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,149 (62%)
  • Bus or coach354 (10%)
  • Motorcycle300 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes219 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle215 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes105 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car90 (2.6%)
  • Minibus23 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle23 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in the City of Edinburgh

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the City of Edinburgh ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 8th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
8th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
13th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1988

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1988: 228, including 2 fatal and 57 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8228282257
2ndA7105126023
3rdA70299116032
4thA7185121620
5thA9078100326
6thA9006570118
7thA705861016
8thA15161012
9thA9024460310
10thA60954154014
11thA7013643210
12thA68354303
13thB7013438110
14thA901334406
15thB901293209
16thA7202830311
17thA199263017
18thB900232316
19thB6415212906
20thA700181907

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1988

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1988: 1,941.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1988

EH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1988: 180.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1988, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years