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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,891 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2000, and 2,366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 232 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1999 (1,938), and casualties fell from 2,373.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,891
Down 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
2,366
Level with 1999
Fatal collisions
18
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
232
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2000

1% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181%
  • Serious23212%
  • Slight1,64187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal210.9%
  • Serious25111%
  • Slight2,09489%

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. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,891, down 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday279 (15%)
  • Tuesday299 (16%)
  • Wednesday310 (16%)
  • Thursday278 (15%)
  • Friday307 (16%)
  • Saturday244 (13%)
  • Sunday174 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5970 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5936 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59202 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59302 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59390 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59496 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59286 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January167 (8.8%)
  • February171 (9%)
  • March141 (7.5%)
  • April139 (7.4%)
  • May144 (7.6%)
  • June149 (7.9%)
  • July143 (7.6%)
  • August162 (8.6%)
  • September134 (7.1%)
  • October178 (9.4%)
  • November194 (10%)
  • December169 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,387 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit435 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,411 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds230 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds151 (8%)
  • Raining with high winds48 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,252 (66%)
  • Wet or damp600 (32%)
  • Frost or ice22 (1.2%)
  • Snow11 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph1,572 (83%)
  • 40 mph139 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph35 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph57 (3%)
  • 70 mph72 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,666 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout44 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant993 (42%)
  • Pedestrian584 (25%)
  • Bus or coach occupant318 (13%)
  • Cyclist198 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant53 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 578 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 10134 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 15134 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20240 (10%)
  • 21 to 25224 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35516 (22%)
  • 36 to 45351 (15%)
  • 46 to 55232 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 65147 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 75123 (5.2%)
  • Over 75125 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded62 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,038 (44%)
  • Passenger744 (31%)
  • Pedestrian584 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,026 (65%)
  • Bus or coach348 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle202 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes181 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle159 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car92 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle30 (1%)
  • Minibus19 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2000

Map of the last 22 crashes of 2000 in the City of Edinburgh

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the City of Edinburgh ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 12th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2000

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2000: 146, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8146169021
2ndA77994015
3rdA716011218
4thA90577617
5thA1567427
6thA702566808
7thA900515705
8thA70415303
9thB701354538
10thM8316103
11thA720293802
12thA901252705
13thA902232806
14thA68213403
15thB702192002
16thB6415182402
17thB900141402
18thM9121901
19thA700101002
20thA701101010

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2000

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2000: 1,611.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2000

EH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2000: 203.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2000, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years