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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,306 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1989, and 2,766 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 630 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1988 (2,137), and casualties rose from 2,567.

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

Collisions in 1989
2,306
Up 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
2,766
Up 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
39
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
630
27% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1989

1.7% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1989 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal391.7%
  • Serious63027%
  • Slight1,63771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal431.6%
  • Serious67825%
  • Slight2,04574%

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. 1989 is highlighted, with 2,306, up 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday308 (13%)
  • Tuesday345 (15%)
  • Wednesday337 (15%)
  • Thursday345 (15%)
  • Friday417 (18%)
  • Saturday349 (15%)
  • Sunday205 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59215 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59375 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59464 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59593 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59342 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59210 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January150 (6.5%)
  • February177 (7.7%)
  • March196 (8.5%)
  • April151 (6.5%)
  • May176 (7.6%)
  • June207 (9%)
  • July163 (7.1%)
  • August230 (10%)
  • September208 (9%)
  • October234 (10%)
  • November204 (8.8%)
  • December210 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,687 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit605 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,838 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds310 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.3%)
  • Other41 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,583 (69%)
  • Wet or damp684 (30%)
  • Frost or ice28 (1.2%)
  • Snow8 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,980 (86%)
  • 40 mph196 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph76 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph53 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,865 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway243 (11%)
  • Roundabout163 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,005 (36%)
  • Pedestrian754 (27%)
  • Bus or coach occupant355 (13%)
  • Cyclist249 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist235 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant78 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant52 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 587 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10139 (5%)
  • 11 to 15142 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20450 (16%)
  • 21 to 25431 (16%)
  • 26 to 35462 (17%)
  • 36 to 45276 (10%)
  • 46 to 55247 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 65236 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 75158 (5.7%)
  • Over 75138 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,144 (41%)
  • Passenger868 (31%)
  • Pedestrian754 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,360 (62%)
  • Bus or coach408 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes261 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle260 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle249 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes104 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car96 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle27 (0.7%)
  • Minibus15 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 8th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1989

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1989: 247, including 1 fatal and 58 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8247303158
2ndA7131162230
3rdA70297108024
4thA9093110321
5thA717591321
6thA707486120
7thA9005765114
8thA9025767119
9thA14859213
10thA60954149113
11thA683951113
12thB7013540116
13thA7203445010
14thA701334405
15thA1993038012
16thB901303308
17thB64152833110
18thA901272926
19thB1350252916
20thB900232503

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1989

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1989: 2,041.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1989

EH12 and EH3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1989, with 189 each.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1989, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years