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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,093 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1992, and 2,538 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 257 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1991 (2,111), and casualties fell from 2,555.

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

Collisions in 1992
2,093
Down 1% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
2,538
Down 1% on 1991
Fatal collisions
22
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
257
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1992

1.1% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1992 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.1%
  • Serious25712%
  • Slight1,81487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal230.9%
  • Serious29512%
  • Slight2,22087%

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. 1992 is highlighted, with 2,093, down 1% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday275 (13%)
  • Tuesday308 (15%)
  • Wednesday320 (15%)
  • Thursday336 (16%)
  • Friday373 (18%)
  • Saturday291 (14%)
  • Sunday190 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5988 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59193 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59304 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59385 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59589 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59323 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59187 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January190 (9.1%)
  • February170 (8.1%)
  • March157 (7.5%)
  • April159 (7.6%)
  • May173 (8.3%)
  • June158 (7.5%)
  • July155 (7.4%)
  • August207 (9.9%)
  • September166 (7.9%)
  • October167 (8%)
  • November206 (9.8%)
  • December185 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,491 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit550 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,689 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds296 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist23 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,346 (64%)
  • Wet or damp704 (34%)
  • Frost or ice38 (1.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,764 (84%)
  • 40 mph151 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph99 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph73 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,777 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway226 (11%)
  • Roundabout53 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant955 (38%)
  • Pedestrian757 (30%)
  • Bus or coach occupant350 (14%)
  • Cyclist224 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant43 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 584 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 10122 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 15153 (6%)
  • 16 to 20324 (13%)
  • 21 to 25385 (15%)
  • 26 to 35489 (19%)
  • 36 to 45275 (11%)
  • 46 to 55199 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 65196 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 75145 (5.7%)
  • Over 75166 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider979 (39%)
  • Passenger802 (32%)
  • Pedestrian757 (30%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,201 (65%)
  • Bus or coach407 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle241 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes166 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle148 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car111 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle27 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 8th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
8th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1992

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1992: 183, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8183233319
2ndA798108110
3rdA702859819
4thA907410015
5thA716994211
6thA15766211
7thA900536408
8thA70516514
9thA902445217
10thB701394313
11thA720314900
12thA901242402
13thA199233512
14thA6095232702
15thB6415232403
16thA1140192102
17thB900191902
18thA89183204
19thA68172901
20thA8000151701

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1992

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1992: 1,834.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1992

EH11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1992: 172.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1992, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years