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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,774 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2001, and 2,137 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 241 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2000 (1,891), and casualties fell from 2,366.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,774
Down 6% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
2,137
Down 10% on 2000
Fatal collisions
15
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
241
14% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2001

0.8% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal150.8%
  • Serious24114%
  • Slight1,51886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.7%
  • Serious25212%
  • Slight1,86987%

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. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,774, down 6% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001: 1,774
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday284 (16%)
  • Tuesday241 (14%)
  • Wednesday298 (17%)
  • Thursday263 (15%)
  • Friday286 (16%)
  • Saturday238 (13%)
  • Sunday164 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59191 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59247 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59340 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59474 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59284 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59138 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January133 (7.5%)
  • February141 (7.9%)
  • March139 (7.8%)
  • April120 (6.8%)
  • May142 (8%)
  • June169 (9.5%)
  • July124 (7%)
  • August172 (9.7%)
  • September145 (8.2%)
  • October166 (9.4%)
  • November180 (10%)
  • December143 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,262 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit459 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,425 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds253 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (1%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,162 (66%)
  • Wet or damp572 (32%)
  • Frost or ice23 (1.3%)
  • Snow16 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,489 (84%)
  • 40 mph119 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph22 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph60 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph77 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,551 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout49 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant907 (42%)
  • Pedestrian529 (25%)
  • Bus or coach occupant247 (12%)
  • Cyclist202 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant45 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant41 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1098 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 15125 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20244 (11%)
  • 21 to 25231 (11%)
  • 26 to 35411 (19%)
  • 36 to 45322 (15%)
  • 46 to 55237 (11%)
  • 56 to 65140 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 75101 (4.7%)
  • Over 75102 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded66 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider956 (45%)
  • Passenger652 (31%)
  • Pedestrian529 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,886 (64%)
  • Bus or coach310 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle207 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes171 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle149 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car104 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle46 (1.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots 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

Accident hotspots (10)

How the City of Edinburgh ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 13th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2001

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2001, with 213 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2001

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2001: 128, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8128152211
2ndA77688017
3rdA900739009
4thA15470110
5thA702465206
6thA90445423
7thA71435505
8thA720426904
9thA70404818
10thB701374215
11thM8324601
12thA68243112
13thA902232305
14thB6415192201
15thA701162021
16thA8000162202
17thA901151502
18thB702141402
19thB900141903
20thA199131911

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2001

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2001: 1,515.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2001

EH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2001: 168.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2001, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years