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City of Edinburgh road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,461 road traffic collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2003, and 1,741 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2002 (1,660), and casualties fell from 1,982.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,461
Down 12% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,741
Down 12% on 2002
Fatal collisions
11
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
10% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of Edinburgh in 2003

0.8% of collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2003 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in the City of Edinburgh from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious15010%
  • Slight1,30089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.6%
  • Serious1619.2%
  • Slight1,56990%

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. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,461, down 12% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 1,461
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday209 (14%)
  • Tuesday226 (15%)
  • Wednesday233 (16%)
  • Thursday221 (15%)
  • Friday240 (16%)
  • Saturday186 (13%)
  • Sunday146 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59154 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59232 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59281 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59376 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59217 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59116 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January111 (7.6%)
  • February132 (9%)
  • March107 (7.3%)
  • April102 (7%)
  • May131 (9%)
  • June117 (8%)
  • July129 (8.8%)
  • August117 (8%)
  • September117 (8%)
  • October144 (9.9%)
  • November117 (8%)
  • December137 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,034 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit354 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit39 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,211 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds163 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,036 (71%)
  • Wet or damp395 (27%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.4%)
  • Snow8 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (2%)
  • 30 mph1,179 (81%)
  • 40 mph104 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph42 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph53 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph54 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,255 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout27 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant711 (41%)
  • Pedestrian421 (24%)
  • Bus or coach occupant232 (13%)
  • Cyclist154 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant44 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1086 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1589 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20156 (9%)
  • 21 to 25179 (10%)
  • 26 to 35334 (19%)
  • 36 to 45299 (17%)
  • 46 to 55178 (10%)
  • 56 to 65143 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 75100 (5.7%)
  • Over 75100 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded40 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider817 (47%)
  • Passenger503 (29%)
  • Pedestrian421 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,562 (64%)
  • Bus or coach276 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle167 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes143 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle142 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car79 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of Edinburgh in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of Edinburgh had the 20th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of Edinburgh in 2003

City Centre, City of Edinburgh, EH2 2HG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of Edinburgh in 2003, with 169 collisions, 22 of them serious.

Roads in the City of Edinburgh with the most crashes in 2003

The A8 had the most collisions in the City of Edinburgh in 2003: 135, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of Edinburgh, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8135156013
2ndA17988010
3rdA7617407
4thA71537215
5thA90517009
6thA900485604
7thA720416002
8thA702394311
9thA70273001
10thB701222403
11thA901192402
12thA701172312
13thB702151700
14thM8151902
15thA1140132102
16thA68121901
17thA902121402
18thA700101001
19thA8000101702
20thB6415101010

Towns in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2003

Edinburgh had the most collisions of any town in the City of Edinburgh in 2003: 1,246.

Postcode districts in the City of Edinburgh: crashes in 2003

EH12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of Edinburgh in 2003: 129.

Latest crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of Edinburgh in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

City of Edinburgh road accidents in other years