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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,264 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1990, and 2,749 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 428 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1989 (2,306), and casualties fell from 2,766.

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

Collisions in 1990
2,264
Down 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
2,749
Down 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
29
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
428
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1990

1.3% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal291.3%
  • Serious42819%
  • Slight1,80780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal341.2%
  • Serious47317%
  • Slight2,24282%

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. 1990 is highlighted, with 2,264, down 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday341 (15%)
  • Tuesday294 (13%)
  • Wednesday324 (14%)
  • Thursday397 (18%)
  • Friday374 (17%)
  • Saturday325 (14%)
  • Sunday209 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59104 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59225 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59350 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59455 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59571 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59358 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59178 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January165 (7.3%)
  • February214 (9.5%)
  • March212 (9.4%)
  • April141 (6.2%)
  • May196 (8.7%)
  • June199 (8.8%)
  • July157 (6.9%)
  • August205 (9.1%)
  • September179 (7.9%)
  • October207 (9.1%)
  • November200 (8.8%)
  • December189 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,628 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit568 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,712 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds304 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds126 (5.6%)
  • Raining with high winds68 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,513 (67%)
  • Wet or damp710 (31%)
  • Frost or ice30 (1.3%)
  • Snow10 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,892 (84%)
  • 40 mph185 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph96 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph85 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,896 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway232 (10%)
  • Roundabout70 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant988 (36%)
  • Pedestrian825 (30%)
  • Bus or coach occupant372 (14%)
  • Cyclist211 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant83 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant60 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 598 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 10140 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 15156 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20343 (12%)
  • 21 to 25450 (16%)
  • 26 to 35493 (18%)
  • 36 to 45287 (10%)
  • 46 to 55209 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65246 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 75173 (6.3%)
  • Over 75154 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,013 (37%)
  • Passenger911 (33%)
  • Pedestrian825 (30%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,266 (63%)
  • Bus or coach427 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes251 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle221 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle194 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car116 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle42 (1.2%)
  • Minibus10 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 8th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1990

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1990: 251, including 3 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8251321334
2ndA7105125122
3rdA9090119317
4thA7185109417
5thA7026876115
6thA9026378213
7thA16182012
8thA705973213
9thA9005963013
10thB7014857115
11thA720385707
12thA68303704
13thA901293328
14thA6095263406
15thB6415263003
16thA199253608
17thB901232304
18thA701183103
19thB1350171804
20thA8000152204

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1990

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1990: 1,958.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1990

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1990: 206.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years