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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,014 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1996, and 2,454 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1995 (1,855), and casualties rose from 2,209.

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

Collisions in 1996
2,014
Up 9% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
2,454
Up 11% on 1995
Fatal collisions
19
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1996

0.9% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1996 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal190.9%
  • Serious2009.9%
  • Slight1,79589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal200.8%
  • Serious2188.9%
  • Slight2,21690%

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. 1996 is highlighted, with 2,014, up 9% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday307 (15%)
  • Tuesday284 (14%)
  • Wednesday271 (13%)
  • Thursday317 (16%)
  • Friday349 (17%)
  • Saturday291 (14%)
  • Sunday195 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5976 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59218 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59288 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59406 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59532 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59304 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59165 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January140 (7%)
  • February163 (8.1%)
  • March143 (7.1%)
  • April140 (7%)
  • May164 (8.1%)
  • June143 (7.1%)
  • July157 (7.8%)
  • August182 (9%)
  • September175 (8.7%)
  • October163 (8.1%)
  • November247 (12%)
  • December197 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,439 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit514 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,693 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds232 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (under 0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,405 (70%)
  • Wet or damp567 (28%)
  • Frost or ice29 (1.4%)
  • Snow13 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,698 (84%)
  • 40 mph158 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph82 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph71 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,659 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway205 (10%)
  • Roundabout103 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,070 (44%)
  • Pedestrian632 (26%)
  • Bus or coach occupant280 (11%)
  • Cyclist259 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant50 (2%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 599 (4%)
  • 6 to 10133 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 15163 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20265 (11%)
  • 21 to 25360 (15%)
  • 26 to 35560 (23%)
  • 36 to 45294 (12%)
  • 46 to 55187 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65165 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75120 (4.9%)
  • Over 75108 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,047 (43%)
  • Passenger775 (32%)
  • Pedestrian632 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,337 (69%)
  • Bus or coach338 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle273 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes117 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle116 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car107 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle36 (1.1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 11th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1996

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1996: 156, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8156205410
2ndA908410325
3rdA702768929
4thA7688706
5thA71637709
6thA1536719
7thA900535605
8thA70495717
9thA720487212
10thA902475308
11thB701354302
12thA199344312
13thA6095323904
14thA701252902
15thB6415202500
16thA89193100
17thB900192201
18thA1140181902
19thB1350172202
20thA8000162001

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1996

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1996: 1,735.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1996

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1996: 175.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years