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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,077 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1994, and 2,496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 402 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1993 (1,965), and casualties rose from 2,332.

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

Collisions in 1994
2,077
Up 6% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
2,496
Up 7% on 1993
Fatal collisions
11
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
402
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1994

0.5% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1994 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.5%
  • Serious40219%
  • Slight1,66480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.5%
  • Serious43818%
  • Slight2,04682%

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. 1994 is highlighted, with 2,077, up 6% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday289 (14%)
  • Tuesday269 (13%)
  • Wednesday307 (15%)
  • Thursday364 (18%)
  • Friday366 (18%)
  • Saturday297 (14%)
  • Sunday185 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5997 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59180 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59281 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59461 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59583 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59303 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59150 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January181 (8.7%)
  • February142 (6.8%)
  • March183 (8.8%)
  • April161 (7.8%)
  • May153 (7.4%)
  • June181 (8.7%)
  • July174 (8.4%)
  • August188 (9.1%)
  • September140 (6.7%)
  • October173 (8.3%)
  • November198 (9.5%)
  • December203 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,513 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit514 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,686 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds267 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,386 (67%)
  • Wet or damp665 (32%)
  • Frost or ice21 (1%)
  • Snow5 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,786 (86%)
  • 40 mph128 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph89 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph71 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,676 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway248 (12%)
  • Roundabout94 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant962 (39%)
  • Pedestrian678 (27%)
  • Bus or coach occupant352 (14%)
  • Cyclist272 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant47 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 585 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 10134 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 15129 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20319 (13%)
  • 21 to 25358 (14%)
  • 26 to 35502 (20%)
  • 36 to 45323 (13%)
  • 46 to 55229 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 65168 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75151 (6%)
  • Over 7598 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,029 (41%)
  • Passenger789 (32%)
  • Pedestrian678 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,222 (66%)
  • Bus or coach421 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle277 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes157 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle129 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car95 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle32 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 9th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1994

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1994: 234, including 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8234288039
2ndA7027986012
3rdA77894115
4thA716995019
5thA906779010
6thA9006467011
7thA15868015
8thA70495509
9thA720416016
10thB701344916
11thA199314126
12thA902303507
13thB9085262807
14thA901252602
15thA701242716
16thB6415222207
17thB901202203
18thA6095192802
19thB900182302
20thA700162002

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1994

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1994: 1,836.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1994

EH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1994: 196.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1994, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years