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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,987 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1997, and 2,408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (2,014), and casualties fell from 2,454.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,987
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
2,408
Down 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
13
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1997

0.7% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1997 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal130.7%
  • Serious1678.4%
  • Slight1,80791%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.6%
  • Serious1897.8%
  • Slight2,20492%

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. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,987, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday291 (15%)
  • Tuesday274 (14%)
  • Wednesday285 (14%)
  • Thursday343 (17%)
  • Friday358 (18%)
  • Saturday266 (13%)
  • Sunday170 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59228 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59295 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59377 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59562 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59299 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59128 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January150 (7.5%)
  • February161 (8.1%)
  • March167 (8.4%)
  • April139 (7%)
  • May155 (7.8%)
  • June152 (7.6%)
  • July146 (7.3%)
  • August199 (10%)
  • September150 (7.5%)
  • October188 (9.5%)
  • November198 (10%)
  • December182 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,471 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit458 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,583 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds306 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,353 (68%)
  • Wet or damp622 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,648 (83%)
  • 40 mph163 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph89 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph76 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,655 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway181 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout99 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,069 (44%)
  • Pedestrian599 (25%)
  • Bus or coach occupant265 (11%)
  • Cyclist233 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant53 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant50 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 596 (4%)
  • 6 to 10141 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 15141 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20254 (11%)
  • 21 to 25351 (15%)
  • 26 to 35558 (23%)
  • 36 to 45282 (12%)
  • 46 to 55192 (8%)
  • 56 to 65149 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 75142 (5.9%)
  • Over 75102 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,053 (44%)
  • Passenger756 (31%)
  • Pedestrian599 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,273 (68%)
  • Bus or coach323 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle249 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes154 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car120 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle109 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle38 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 11th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1997

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1997: 151, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA815117819
2ndA909211737
3rdA717710014
4thA702657804
5thA1597526
6thA7597315
7thA70485814
8thA720446302
9thA902415006
10thA900364104
11thA701353902
12thA199273302
13thA901233103
14thA6095222702
15thB701222702
16thB900222402
17thA89215311
18thA700181902
19thB1350141512
20thA1140122201

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1997

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1997: 1,710.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1997

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1997: 180.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years