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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,059 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1998, and 2,446 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 176 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1997 (1,987), and casualties rose from 2,408.

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

Collisions in 1998
2,059
Up 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
2,446
Up 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
22
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
176
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1998

1.1% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1998 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.1%
  • Serious1768.5%
  • Slight1,86190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241%
  • Serious1897.7%
  • Slight2,23391%

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. 1998 is highlighted, with 2,059, up 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 2,059
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday277 (13%)
  • Tuesday317 (15%)
  • Wednesday328 (16%)
  • Thursday323 (16%)
  • Friday347 (17%)
  • Saturday260 (13%)
  • Sunday207 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59215 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59301 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59425 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59557 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59312 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59151 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January168 (8.2%)
  • February160 (7.8%)
  • March158 (7.7%)
  • April165 (8%)
  • May165 (8%)
  • June152 (7.4%)
  • July167 (8.1%)
  • August197 (9.6%)
  • September165 (8%)
  • October195 (9.5%)
  • November177 (8.6%)
  • December190 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,535 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit464 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,632 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds346 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,348 (65%)
  • Wet or damp683 (33%)
  • Frost or ice23 (1.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,739 (84%)
  • 40 mph155 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph77 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph84 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,692 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway200 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout103 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,041 (43%)
  • Pedestrian632 (26%)
  • Bus or coach occupant285 (12%)
  • Cyclist238 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant49 (2%)
  • Van occupant37 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 557 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 10141 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 15146 (6%)
  • 16 to 20214 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 25332 (14%)
  • 26 to 35576 (24%)
  • 36 to 45337 (14%)
  • 46 to 55224 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 65158 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 75144 (5.9%)
  • Over 75117 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,067 (44%)
  • Passenger747 (31%)
  • Pedestrian632 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,442 (70%)
  • Bus or coach333 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle246 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes152 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle131 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car96 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle33 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 9th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1998

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1998: 150, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA815019108
2ndA90859717
3rdA702728336
4thA71699017
5thA76774012
6thA720568123
7thA902557005
8thA900536213
9thA1475904
10thA701465514
11thB701454706
12thA70343602
13thA901262922
14thA199242914
15thA6095232500
16thB900222502
17thB6415212212
18thA772171911
19thM9152401
20thA8000132300

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1998

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1998: 1,772.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1998

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1998: 179.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1998, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years