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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,660 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2002, and 1,982 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 196 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2001 (1,774), and casualties fell from 2,137.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,660
Down 6% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,982
Down 7% on 2001
Fatal collisions
11
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
196
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2002

0.7% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2002 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.7%
  • Serious19612%
  • Slight1,45388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.6%
  • Serious20911%
  • Slight1,76189%

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. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,660, down 6% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002: 1,660
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday240 (14%)
  • Tuesday243 (15%)
  • Wednesday226 (14%)
  • Thursday291 (18%)
  • Friday276 (17%)
  • Saturday221 (13%)
  • Sunday163 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5962 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5942 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59161 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59241 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59336 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59448 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59231 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59139 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January120 (7.2%)
  • February131 (7.9%)
  • March152 (9.2%)
  • April134 (8.1%)
  • May142 (8.6%)
  • June116 (7%)
  • July116 (7%)
  • August185 (11%)
  • September130 (7.8%)
  • October162 (9.8%)
  • November144 (8.7%)
  • December128 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,175 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit424 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit33 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,286 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds281 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,027 (62%)
  • Wet or damp606 (37%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1%)
  • Snow8 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph1,370 (83%)
  • 40 mph126 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph38 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph58 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph50 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,445 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout40 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant782 (39%)
  • Pedestrian534 (27%)
  • Bus or coach occupant241 (12%)
  • Cyclist184 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant44 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant36 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1080 (4%)
  • 11 to 15130 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20238 (12%)
  • 21 to 25217 (11%)
  • 26 to 35402 (20%)
  • 36 to 45311 (16%)
  • 46 to 55186 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 65122 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7597 (4.9%)
  • Over 75110 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded40 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider884 (45%)
  • Passenger564 (28%)
  • Pedestrian534 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,777 (64%)
  • Bus or coach318 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle185 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes162 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle146 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car88 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the City of Edinburgh ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 14th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2002

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2002, with 223 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2002

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2002: 135, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8135171112
2ndA7829125
3rdA16475011
4thA900596319
5thA90536207
6thA702455205
7thA71374504
8thA720364803
9thB701353605
10thA70303603
11thA901283204
12thA68233004
13thA902212604
14thM8152401
15thA701142011
16thA700131302
17thA8000131802
18thB900131401
19thB6415121403
20thA1140111110

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2002

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2002: 1,426.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2002

EH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2002: 157.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years