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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,938 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1999, and 2,373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 234 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1998 (2,059), and casualties fell from 2,446.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,938
Down 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
2,373
Down 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
15
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
234
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 1999

0.8% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal150.8%
  • Serious23412%
  • Slight1,68987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.7%
  • Serious25211%
  • Slight2,10589%

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. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,938, down 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday265 (14%)
  • Tuesday294 (15%)
  • Wednesday289 (15%)
  • Thursday325 (17%)
  • Friday338 (17%)
  • Saturday246 (13%)
  • Sunday181 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5980 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59207 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59290 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59376 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59504 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59311 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59138 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January152 (7.8%)
  • February144 (7.4%)
  • March147 (7.6%)
  • April134 (6.9%)
  • May161 (8.3%)
  • June173 (8.9%)
  • July146 (7.5%)
  • August170 (8.8%)
  • September162 (8.4%)
  • October168 (8.7%)
  • November182 (9.4%)
  • December199 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,429 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit411 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit37 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,217 (63%)
  • Fine with high winds334 (17%)
  • Raining, no high winds211 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds94 (4.9%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded34 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,222 (63%)
  • Wet or damp656 (34%)
  • Frost or ice27 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph1,584 (82%)
  • 40 mph116 (6%)
  • 50 mph25 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph124 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph73 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,685 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout53 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,093 (46%)
  • Pedestrian545 (23%)
  • Bus or coach occupant232 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist232 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant85 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant50 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 582 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1092 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15125 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20249 (10%)
  • 21 to 25283 (12%)
  • 26 to 35558 (24%)
  • 36 to 45350 (15%)
  • 46 to 55211 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 65143 (6%)
  • 66 to 75128 (5.4%)
  • Over 75106 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded46 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,120 (47%)
  • Passenger708 (30%)
  • Pedestrian545 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,168 (66%)
  • Bus or coach312 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle244 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes217 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle132 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car103 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 1999

Map of the last 19 crashes of 1999 in the City of Edinburgh

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 19 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the City of Edinburgh ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 11th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 1999

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 1999: 147, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8147174311
2ndA77484112
3rdA900657307
4thA702648206
5thA90647906
6thA71536309
7thA70475628
8thB7014351110
9thA720365703
10thA1354505
11thA902293913
12thA199222802
13thA68223504
14thA701222504
15thA901222402
16thM8202503
17thB900192101
18thA700181903
19thB6415171801
20thB702121303

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1999

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 1999: 1,560.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 1999

EH4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 1999: 155.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years