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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,111 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1991, and 2,555 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 334 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (2,264), and casualties fell from 2,749.

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

Collisions in 1991
2,111
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
2,555
Down 7% on 1990
Fatal collisions
24
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
334
16% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1991

1.1% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal241.1%
  • Serious33416%
  • Slight1,75383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251%
  • Serious35814%
  • Slight2,17285%

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. 1991 is highlighted, with 2,111, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday327 (15%)
  • Tuesday314 (15%)
  • Wednesday308 (15%)
  • Thursday307 (15%)
  • Friday367 (17%)
  • Saturday284 (13%)
  • Sunday204 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5986 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5937 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59196 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59321 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59424 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59575 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59297 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59175 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January137 (6.5%)
  • February151 (7.2%)
  • March164 (7.8%)
  • April186 (8.8%)
  • May167 (7.9%)
  • June196 (9.3%)
  • July169 (8%)
  • August201 (9.5%)
  • September178 (8.4%)
  • October164 (7.8%)
  • November205 (9.7%)
  • December193 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,555 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit503 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,693 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds261 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds52 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,398 (66%)
  • Wet or damp645 (31%)
  • Frost or ice52 (2.5%)
  • Snow16 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,803 (85%)
  • 40 mph147 (7%)
  • 60 mph92 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph64 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,799 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway223 (11%)
  • Roundabout48 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant957 (37%)
  • Pedestrian725 (28%)
  • Bus or coach occupant313 (12%)
  • Cyclist241 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant78 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant52 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 593 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 10133 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 15128 (5%)
  • 16 to 20294 (12%)
  • 21 to 25385 (15%)
  • 26 to 35480 (19%)
  • 36 to 45315 (12%)
  • 46 to 55222 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 65186 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 75171 (6.7%)
  • Over 75147 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,052 (41%)
  • Passenger778 (30%)
  • Pedestrian725 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,174 (63%)
  • Bus or coach373 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle251 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes240 (7%)
  • Motorcycle186 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car101 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle23 (0.7%)
  • Minibus21 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 8th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1991

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1991: 250, including 2 fatal and 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8250325242
2ndA799114212
3rdA7027884018
4thA9078103312
5thA716995115
6thA706575011
7thA900606508
8thA1547516
9thB701435217
10thA68364218
11thA6095334117
12thA720314802
13thA199303607
14thA902303503
15thB900272804
16thA901243003
17thB6415222222
18thA701182013
19thB9085171916
20thA700131301

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1991

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1991: 1,837.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1991

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1991: 186.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1991, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years