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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,855 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1995, and 2,209 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 315 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1994 (2,077), and casualties fell from 2,496.

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

Collisions in 1995
1,855
Down 11% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
2,209
Down 11% on 1994
Fatal collisions
17
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
315
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1995

0.9% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1995 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal170.9%
  • Serious31517%
  • Slight1,52382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal170.8%
  • Serious33415%
  • Slight1,85884%

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. 1995 is highlighted, with 1,855, down 11% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995: 1,855
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday222 (12%)
  • Tuesday272 (15%)
  • Wednesday297 (16%)
  • Thursday301 (16%)
  • Friday331 (18%)
  • Saturday265 (14%)
  • Sunday167 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5972 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59184 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59292 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59388 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59466 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59282 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59143 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January142 (7.7%)
  • February148 (8%)
  • March171 (9.2%)
  • April136 (7.3%)
  • May142 (7.7%)
  • June139 (7.5%)
  • July129 (7%)
  • August185 (10%)
  • September168 (9.1%)
  • October178 (9.6%)
  • November155 (8.4%)
  • December162 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,351 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit456 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,540 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds228 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,295 (70%)
  • Wet or damp532 (29%)
  • Frost or ice25 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,557 (84%)
  • 40 mph145 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph94 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph56 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,531 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway201 (11%)
  • Roundabout78 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant853 (39%)
  • Pedestrian626 (28%)
  • Bus or coach occupant258 (12%)
  • Cyclist238 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (2%)
  • Van occupant41 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5106 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 10121 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15130 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20252 (11%)
  • 21 to 25271 (12%)
  • 26 to 35509 (23%)
  • 36 to 45269 (12%)
  • 46 to 55168 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65161 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 75109 (4.9%)
  • Over 75113 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider933 (42%)
  • Passenger650 (29%)
  • Pedestrian626 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,027 (66%)
  • Bus or coach307 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle248 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes145 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle142 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car98 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle30 (1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 10th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1995

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1995: 177, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8177227124
2ndA78194016
3rdA7027691016
4thA1659218
5thA906473110
6thA71577107
7thA9005457011
8thA704759211
9thA9023941011
10thA199293915
11thB701283513
12thA720263115
13thA6095253213
14thA901202303
15thA701192205
16thB6415192202
17thB9085161903
18thA700121301
19thA89121911
20thB901121401

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1995

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1995: 1,589.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1995

EH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1995: 167.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1995, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years